About August Weizenberg
Lived 1837 – 1921 (aged 84). August Weizenberg was an Estonian sculptor.
August Ludwig Weizenberg (6 April 1837 – 22 November 1921) was an Estonian sculptor.
Life Weizenberg was born in the inn of Ritsike, near Kanepi, southeast Estonia. Weizenberg's father was a shoemaker and he learnt how to carve wood in Erastvere from 1858 to 1862. During the 1860s, he worked as a cabinetmaker in Frankfurt and Berlin. Thanks to a sponsorship from Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, he travelled to Saint Petersburg, where he was trained by Alexander von Bock. He later studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts, and from 1870 to 1873 at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. From 1873 to 1890, he lived in Rome.
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Who was August Weizenberg?
Estonian sculptor (1837–1921)
When was August Weizenberg born?
August Weizenberg was born on 6 April 1837 in Erastvere.
When did August Weizenberg die?
August Weizenberg died on 22 November 1921 in Tallinn.
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August Weizenberg was a sculptor.
What nationality was August Weizenberg?
August Weizenberg was Estonian.
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