About Franz Sales Meyer
Lived 1849 – 1927 (aged 77). Franz Sales Meyer was a German professor, poet and painter.
Franz Sales Meyer (9 December 1849 – 6 November 1927) was a German professor of ornament, author, poet and painter.
Life Franz Sales Meyer was born on 9 December 1849 in Kenzingen, Breisgau area. From 1866 to 1868, he attended the seminary in Meersburg, then moved to the Karlsruhe Polytechnic, where he completed his training in 1871 for industrial art teaching. In 1873, he accepted to the faculty of the Grand Ducal School of Applied Arts in Karlsruhe and, in 1878, he was appointed as a teacher. After a short illness, Franz Sales Meyer died on 6 November 1927 in Karlsruhe.
Awards 1915 Honorary Citizen of the town of Meersburg 1915 Honorary Citizen of the city Kenzingen
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Professor of ornament, author, poet and painter (1849-1927)
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Franz Sales Meyer was born on 9 December 1849 in Kenzingen.
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Franz Sales Meyer died on 6 November 1927 in Karlsruhe.
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Franz Sales Meyer was a professor, poet and painter.
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Franz Sales Meyer was German.
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