Johann George Schmidt

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Johann George Schmidt or Johann Georg(e) Schmi(e)d (1707, Fürstenwalde bei Geising - 24 July 1774, Dresden) was a German architect of the Dresden Baroque. He was brother-in-law, student and successor of George Bähr.

Work[edit]

He became well known for his building, in the reconstruction of Dresden after the Seven Years' War. He designed Dresden's second Annenkirche, and cooperated with Christian Friedrich Exner [de] as designer of the Kreuzkirche and with Johann Gottfried Fehre [de] to build the Dreikönigskirche. The new church at the Schloss Weesenstein is also attributed to him.

External links[edit]

• Sächsische biography