Biographies
At the time of its existence, 23 artists belonged to the artists’ colony on the Mathildenhöhe, founded by Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig and the publisher Alexander Koch. The work of these members and other important people involved in Darmstadt between 1898 and 1914 also had a major impact on subsequent developments in art and architecture that went far beyond the events on the Mathildenhöhe.
Artists and patrons: an overview
Joseph Maria Olbrich
architect, craftsman, interior designer
* 1867 in Troppau / Opava
† 1908 in Düsseldorf
Peter Behrens
architect, designer, painter, graphic artist
* 1868 in Hamburg
† 1940 in Berlin
Albin Müller
architect, sculptor, craftsman, carpenter
* 1871 in Dittersbach / Erzgebirge
† 1941 in Darmstadt
Rudolf Bosselt
sculptor, carpenter, medallist, chaser
* 1871 in Perleberg
† 1938 in Berlin
Hans Christiansen
painter, graphic artist, craftsman
* 1866 in Flensburg
† 1945 in Wiesbaden
Ernst Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
* 1868 in Darmstadt
† 1937 in Schloss Wolfsgarten bei Langen
Julius Glückert
furniture manufacturer
* 1848 Darmstadt
† 1911 Darmstadt
Ludwig Habich
sculptor
* 1872 Darmstadt
† 1949 Jugenheim
Bernhard Hoetger
architect, sculptor, craftsman
* 1874 in Hörde / Westfalen
† 1949 in Beatenberg / Schweiz
Patriz Huber
architect, craftsman, interior designer
* 1878 in Stuttgart
† 1902 in Berlin
Friedrich Wilhelm Kleukens
painter, graphic artist, book artist
* 1878 in Achim bei Bremen
† 1956 in Nürtingen
Christian Heinrich Kleukens
painter, graphic artist, book artist
* 1880 in Achim bei Bremen
† 1954 in Darmstadt
Emanuel Josef Margold
architect, graphic artist, craftsman
* 1888 in Wien
† 1962 in Bratislava
Jakob Julius Scharvogel
ceramist
* 1854 in Mainz
† 1938 in München
Josef Emil Schneckendorf
glass artist
* 1865 in Kronstadt / Brasov
† 1949 in München
Daniel Greiner
sculptor, graphic artist, writer
* 1872 in Pforzheim
† 1943 in Jugenheim
Alexander Koch
publisher
* 1860 in Köln
† 1939 in Darmstadt
Paul Bürck
painter, graphic artist, craftsman
* 1878 in Straßburg
† 1947 in München
Johann Vincenz Cissarz
painter, graphic artist, craftsman
* 1873 in Danzig
† 1942 in Frankfurt / Main
Paul Haustein
graphic artist, craftsman
* 1880 in Chemnitz
† 1944 in Stuttgart
Heinrich Jobst
sculptor
* 1874 in Schönlind
† 1943 in Darmstadt
Edmund Körner
architect, interior decorator
* 1874 in Leschwitz
† 1940 in Essen
