Bernhard Afinger
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| Born | 6 May 1813 |
| Died | 5 December 1882 (aged 69) |
Bernhard Afinger (6 May 1813 – 25 December 1882) was a German sculptor.
Biography
Afinger was born in Nuremberg, where he studied old German sculptures. He was for a time a silversmith, and in 1840 began instruction under Christian Daniel Rauch at Berlin. Among his pupils was Rudolf Uffrecht. He died in Berlin, aged 69.
Works
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In portrait medallions and works of a religious character he was particularly successful. There is an Arndt memorial by him at Bonn, a university memorial at Greifswald, and a statue of Newton in the National Museum, Pesth.
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