Karl von Fischer

Karl von Fischer
Karl von Fischer
Born	(1782-09-19)19 September 1782 Mannheim
Died	11 February 1820(1820-02-11) (aged 27) Munich
Burial place	Alter Südfriedhof
Nationality	German
Occupation	architect
Known for	neo-classicism in South Germany, professor of architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
Notable work	Prinz-Carl-Palais and National Theatre (Munich)

Karl (Carl) von Fischer (19 September 1782 – 12 February 1820) was a German architect.^[1][2] His plans had considerable influence on the architecture of neo-classicism in Munich^[2] and South Germany.

Fischer was born in Mannheim.^[1] From 1796 Fischer was trained by Maximilian von Verschaffelt before he moved to Vienna in 1799 to study architecture^[2] under Ferdinand von Hohenberg.

An early design, at the age of only 22, the Prinz-Carl-Palais in Munich (completed 1803),^[2] made him famous^{[citation needed]} and he became a professor of architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich in 1809.^[2] In 1811–18 Fischer constructed the National Theatre, destroyed in an 1823 fire.^[2] He also created the plan for the extension of Munich, especially for the Brienner Strasse with the circular Karolinenplatz and the Königsplatz, the last of which was built to Klenze's plan.^[2]

Fischer, who was a representative of pure classicism^[2] and who rejected romantic historism,^{[citation needed]} was soon displaced by Leo von Klenze as chief architect for the Bavarian court.^[2] He died in Munich^[1] aged 38,^[2] and is buried in the Alter Südfriedhof.

His notable pupils include Friedrich von Gärtner.^[2]

• Neoclassical architecture
• Greek revival