Year of construction:
1881
Design:
Friedrich Wanderer
Implementation:
Johann Rössner, Christoph Lenz
Location:
Depiction:
The plumber and poet Johann Conrad Grübel stands on a bronze pedestal. Figures from Grübel's poems can be seen on the sides.
The figure of the poet is depicted in a thoughtful pose. He holds a book in his left hand and is dressed in the fashion of his time.
Plumber's tools are also depicted, hinting at Grübel's profession as a plumber.
History:
The fountain commemorates Johann Konrad Grübel, who was not only an excellent craftsman (he covered the Sebald North Tower).
He also served as a juror, helping to resolve problems between the city council and the plumbers' guild.
As captain of the streets, he also helped to calm tempers when the French were quartered in the city in 1801.
As a poet, he is sometimes referred to as the Hans Sachs of the Rococo period.
Reference:
Stadtlexikon Nürnberg, herausgegeben von Michael Diefenbacher und Rudolf Endres, W. Tümmels Verlag, Nürnberg, 2000.
Berühmte Nürnberger aus neun Jahrhunderten, Herausgeber Christoph von Imhoff, Verlag Albert Hofmann, Nürnberg, 1984