Friedrich Maximilian Hessemer

Friedrich Maximilian Hessemer (24 February 1800 in Darmstadt – 1 December 1860 in Frankfurt am Main) was a German architect and writer.

Life His father was Bernhard Hessemer, the Baurat (building commissioner) of Hesse. He spent several years at the local Gymnasium, but did not graduate, following instead his father's wishes that he join the Grand Ducal Artillery. In military school, he showed a special interest in mathematics. He later spent two years at the University of Gießen, studying science and philosophy. In 1817, he was a participant in the "Wartburg Festival".

Selected writings

Architecture Historic Designs and Patterns in Color from Arabic and Italian Sources, Dover (1990) Das Fahrtor (an old city gate in Frankfurt; demolished in 1840), in: Archiv für Frankfurter Geschichte und Kunst (AFGK) No.1, 1839 Der Pfarrthurm in Bezug auf seinen ästhetischen Charakter und in Berücksichtigung seines weiteren Ausbaues (The Parish Tower of Frankfurt Cathedral, its aesthetic character in light of its extensions), in: AFGK No.3, 1844

Poetry Jussuf und Nafisse, a narrative poem in oriental style (1847). Reissued by the Nabu Press (2012) Lieder der unbekannten Gemeinde (Songs of the Unknown Congregation), Leipzig, F.A.Brockhaus (1854), reissued by the Nabu Press (2012) Ring und Pfeil (Ring and Arrow) (1859), a novel in verse

Travel letters Briefe seiner Reise nach Italien, Malta und Ägypten, 1827-1830, 5 vols., Maximilian Gesellschaft, Hamburg, (2002–03)