[Born 1792. Died 1847. Aged 55.]
The chief architect in Munich since the withdrawal of Klenze. His most
important work is the new Library in that city, which is remarkable for
the simple magnificence of its façade. He designed the Palace of King
Otho at Athens, and he re-opened the quarries of Pentelicus, which had
not been employed since the days of Hadrian. Upon the departure of
Cornelius from Munich, Gärtner received the appointment of Director of
the Royal Academy of Fine Arts.
[By Johann Halbig.]