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Dormann, Christian

Dormann, Christian

Master bricklayer

born: 18.11.1821 in Wiesbaden

died: 06.11.1914 in Wiesbaden


Dormann owned a large bricklaying business and was involved in the construction of numerous ecclesiastical and public buildings. These included the English Church(Church of St. Augustine of Canterbury), the Marktkirche, Bergkirche and Maria Hilf Kirche, the Kaiser-Wilhelms-Heilanstalt, the Vorschussverein building, the Wiesbaden Casino-Gesellschaft building and the St. Josefs-Hospital.

For decades, Dormann was a member of the Catholic church council and played a major role in the life of Catholic associations in Wiesbaden. He was also active in the city council and had great influence in commercial matters as a city councillor.

Literature

Herrmann, Albert: Graves of famous and public figures in the Wiesbaden cemeteries, Wiesbaden 1928 [p. 15].

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