August Drumm

August Drumm (26 May 1862, Ulmet – 21 October 1904, Munich) was a German sculptor.

Life and work He was the eighth of nine children born to Abraham and Maria Drumm, who were millers. Five of his siblings died in childhood. At first, he was more devoted to manual work than to his lessons at school in Kaiserslautern.

In 1881, after failing at several schools in Kusel and Kaiserslautern, and at a commercial apprenticeship, he prevailed against his father's wishes and was able to enroll at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Munich. There he studied with the sculptor.

This became his chosen profession. Two years later, he took classes at the Academy of Fine Arts with the monumental sculptor, Syrius Eberle. This was where he met his lifelong friend and associate, , and gained the support of Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria. This enabled him to study in Florence and Rome from 1887 to 1890, and would later lead to his appointment as a professor.

In 1899, he created what is considered to be his magnum opus; the in Edenkoben. During its two-year construction period, he met Amalie Lorenz, whom he would marry in 1902. She was ten years his junior. Several other major projects followed. The Wittelsbach fountain in Zweibrücken (1903) was his last.

He was interred at the . The now-abandoned tomb included a bronze head of Christ, created by Drumm himself. Claims that some of the sculptures in Neuschwanstein Castle are his appear to be incorrect.