1. Ignatius Taschner, known as Ignaz Taschner, was a German sculptor, medalist, graphic designer and illustrator.
14 Facts About Ignatius Taschner
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Ignatius Taschner was born in 1871, he was the son of Bartholomew Taschner, a stonemason originating from Straubing.
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Ignatius Taschner spent his childhood and youth in Lohr am Main.
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Ignatius Taschner then studied from 1889 to 1895 at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts under Syrius Eberle and Jakob Bradl.
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Around the turn of the century Taschner had been making a substantial impression on the artists of the Munich, Vienna and Berlin Secessions.
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Ignatius Taschner received his first orders for graphics from the Viennese publisher Martin Gerlach.
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In 1903 Ignatius Taschner became a lecturer at the Royal Arts and Crafts School in Breslau.
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Ignatius Taschner became friends with Ludwig Thoma of Munich, then editor of Simplicissimus; for whose story Der heilige Hies he contributed the illustrations.
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In 1904 Ignatius Taschner went to Berlin and worked for the famous architect Alfred Messel and especially for Ludwig Hoffmann, for whom he produced many architectural sculptures.
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Ignatius Taschner designed the silverware of Crown Prince Wilhelm as well as other industrial designs.
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Ignatius Taschner was an early member of the Deutscher Kunstlerbund.
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In 1906 Ignatius Taschner moved to Mitterndorf near Dachau, where he built a villa like other famous artists on a large piece of land.
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Ignatius Taschner was ill and overworked and his heart stopped suddenly.
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Ignatius Taschner died suddenly on 25 November 1913 in Mitterndorf near Dachau.