Gottfried Kinkel - Bonn-Oberkassel, NRW, Germany
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Monument for Gottfried Kinkel in the Königswinterer Straße in Oberkassel.
Waymark Code: WMWEK9
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 08/23/2017
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Johann Gottfried Kinkel (11 August 1815 Oberkassel – 13 November 1882 Zürich) was a German Protestant theologian, professor for art history, history of literature and cultural history, author, hymn writer and democratically minded politician. He was also noted for his revolutionary activities.
The column monument was created in 1906 by the sculptor Gustav Rutz. The bust of Gottfried Kinkel is on a column which stands on two bases. The medallion under the capital shows a relief of Kinkels wife Johanna.
Inscription:
"Dem rheinischen Dichter / Gottfried Kinkel / das deutsche Volk"
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