Karl Radnitzky ( German: Karl Radnitzky , November 16, 1818 , Vienna - January 10, 1901 , Vienna ) is an Austrian medalist and coin stamp cutter [1] .
| Karl Radnitsky | |
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| him. Karl Radnitzky | |
| Date of Birth | November 16, 1818 |
| Place of Birth | Vienna , Austrian Empire |
| Date of death | January 10, 1901 (82 years old) |
| Place of death | Vienna , Austria-Hungary |
| Nationality |  Austria-Hungary |
The son of the court engraver Joseph Radnitsky. From 1837 - trainee, and from 1849 - engraver of the Main Coin Office in Vienna. Since 1853 - professor at the Academy of Applied Arts in Vienna.
He made a series of stamps of Austrian coins, including, for example, a commemorative coin of 2 thalers in 1857 on the occasion of the completion of the construction of the Austrian Southern Railway (signed - “CR”).
He created a significant number of medals: portrait medals, on the occasion of various events, award medals, including medals with portraits: the Swedish singer Jenny Lind (1847, 1850), the German Catholic thinker Josef Görres (1848), the Austrian numismatist and archaeologist Joseph von Arnet (1851) , German naturalist Karl Friedrich von Martius , composers Ferenc Liszt (1873), Richard Wagner (1876) and Franz Schubert (1878).
He signed his work: “CR”, “CRF”, “C. RADNITCKY F. ”
Notes
- ↑ CH, 1993 , article “ Karl Radnicki ”, p. 276-277.
Literature
- Fengler H., Girow G., Unger V. Dictionary of numismatics / trans. with him. V.G. Arselieva / holes ed. V.M. Potin . - 2nd, rev. and additional .. - M .: Radio and communications, 1993. - 408 p. - ISBN 5-256-00317-8 .
- Radnitzky, Karl , Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich. 24. Theil. Wien: Kaiserlich-königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1872, s. 205
- Radnitzky Karl , Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815-1950. Band 8, Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1983, S. 380 - ISBN 3-7001-0187-2