Carl August Benjamin Siegel

Carl August Benjamin Siegel (27 April 1757, Dresden – 15 October 1832, Dresden) was a German architecture professor and chief of works, active in Leipzig and Dresden.

Life and work Siegel received his education in Dresden as a student of Friedrich August Krubsacius and Gottlob August Hölzer. This was followed in Leipzig from 1785 by employment as a teacher of architectural drawing at the Academy of Art (now the Academy of Visual Arts). He then became a full professor and was head of the Department of Architectural Art until 1823. He also served as a university architect in Leipzig.