Fischer von Erlach

[ fish-uhr fuhn er-lahkh ]

noun

1. Jo·hann Bern·hard [yaw, -hahn , bern, -hah, r, t], 1656–1723, Austrian architect.

Fischer von Erlach

/ ˈfɪʃər fɔn ˈerlax /

noun

1. Fischer von ErlachJohann Bernhard16561723MAustrianARCHITECTURE: architect Johann Bernhard (joˈhan ˈbernhart). 1656–1723, Austrian architect: a leading exponent of the German baroque

Example Sentences

Perhaps the most notable was the young Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, a designer who had worked in Bernini’s Rome studio and later became official architect of the Habsburg court.

From Los Angeles Times

Towering twice as big as life were melodramatic figures of Copernicus, Paracelsus, the 16th Century alchemist-physician, and Fischer von Erlach, the Austrian baroque architect.

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