Maximilian Gosseau de Henef

Maximilian Gosseau de Henef (also spelled Coseaux and de Heneff^[1]) was an Austrian architect^[2] of Alsatian descent.^[3]

He designed Star fort Tvrđa in Osijek (German: Esseg), in today's Croatia. Gosseau took over planning of the fort when construction was already under way. Unlike the many European builders of fortifications influenced by the famous French fortification builder Vauban, Gosseau had to tackle quite a few problems. He owed his renown to their solution which distinguished the Tvrđa as a specific ensemble from other fortifications of the time.^[2]

Gosseau de Henef died in 1741 and was buried in a village Nuštar in eastern Croatia, where he owned lands since 1717.^[3]

Notes

1. ^ K. G. Saur (2008). Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon: die bildenden Künstler aller Zeiten und Völker. Volume 59, ISBN 359822799X. p. 180 (under Gosseau).
2. ^ ^{a b} Croatian Ministry of Culture Directorate for the Protection of Cultural Heritage (1 February 2005). "Historical-Town Planning Ensemble Tvrda (Fort) in Osijek". UNESCO. http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/161/. Retrieved 11 May 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b} B.N. (2010) Nustarski vlastelinski sklop s velikim perivojem (in Croatian). Casopis Gradevinar, vol. 52 (2010), no. 10., p. 612.

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