Johann Conrad Schlaun

Johann Conrad Schlaun (June 5, 1695 in Nörde now Warburg – October 21, 1773 in Münster) was a German architect. He is an important architect of the Westphalian Baroque architectural style. His designs include the Erbdrostenhof and Schloss, both in Münster.

Portrait of Johann Conrad Schlaun, attributed to Matthias Kappers, ca. 1765

Life

Johann Conrad Schlaun was born on June 5, 1695 as the son of Henrich Schluen and his wife Agnes Berendes in Nörde. He was baptized three days later in Ossendorf, Warburg.[1] Between 1706/7 and fall 1712, he visited the Gymnasium Theodorianum in Paderborn[2] that he left without a degree.[3] Later, he followed a military career. For the year of 1713 a payment to his father is documented for the purpose of his education in architecture.[3] On June 22, 1715 he was appointed an artillery lieutenant and engineer of the Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn.[3] In 1717, he is attested in the Prince-Bishopric of Münster where is appointed a land measurer in 1720.[4] His first significant work was the Capuchin church in Brakel.

Citations
  1. Boer & Buske 1995, p. 12.
  2. Boer & Buske 1995, p. 14.
  3. Boer & Buske 1995, p. 15.
  4. Boer & Buske 1995, p. 18.

Literature
  • Boer, Hans-Peter; Buske, Stefan (1995). J. C. Schlaun. Sein Leben, seine Zeit, sein Werk (in German). Illustrator: Andreas Lechtape (2nd ed.). Münster: Aschendorff Verlag. ISBN 978-3-402-05108-5. OCLC 231633897. OL 912571M. Wikidata Q115795204.
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