Mořic Grimm
*3. 4. 1669 – Landshut, Germany
†17. 6. 1757 – Brno, Czech Republic
Biography
Mořic (Mauric) Grimm was a Baroque architect and builder of German origin. He came from Landshut in Bavaria but spent most of his life in Brno, where he realized the majority of his works. He gained professional experience in the domestic environment and in Austria. He first appeared in the territory of present-day Czechia in 1690, when he was recorded in the registers of the Prague Old Town masonry and stonecutters' guild. In 1704, he moved to Brno with his wife Voršila and son Jan Jakub, where he remained until the end of his life. He became a citizen of Brno, lived on what is now Kapucínské náměstí, and was buried in the Capuchin crypt beneath the monastery church of the Finding of the Holy Cross. Around 1750, he handed over the construction business to his son František Antonín, who continued with the construction activities along with his partner Bartoloměj Zintner.
Mořic (Mauric) Grimm was a Baroque architect and builder of German origin. He came from Landshut in Bavaria but spent most of his life in Brno, where he realized the majority of his works. He gained professional experience in the domestic environment and in Austria. He first appeared in the territory of present-day Czechia in 1690, when he was recorded in the registers of the Prague Old Town masonry and stonecutters' guild. In 1704, he moved to Brno with his wife Voršila and son Jan Jakub, where he remained until the end of his life. He became a citizen of Brno, lived on what is now Kapucínské náměstí, and was buried in the Capuchin crypt beneath the monastery church of the Finding of the Holy Cross. Around 1750, he handed over the construction business to his son František Antonín, who continued with the construction activities along with his partner Bartoloměj Zintner.
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Realization
Completion of the Dominican monastery in Brno, 1705-11
Chateau in Buchlovice, 1706–38
Reconstruction of the house of the lords from Kunštát into a marketplace in Brno, 1713
Completion of the Minorite monastery in Brno, 1716-37
Chapel of the Holy Cross in Soběšice, 1716–18
Reconstruction of St. Lawrence Church in Řečkovice, 1717-22
Reconstruction and completion of the Estates House (now Brno's New Town Hall), 1717–39
Construction of a tomb under the Capuchin church, 1726–39
New construction of the monastery of cloistered Augustinians and reconstruction of the presbytery of St. Thomas Church in Brno, 1732–41
Construction of a new tower for the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Brno, 1732–33
Reconstruction and addition of the Reduta, 1734–36
Construction of a new provost's office in the area of the old Brno Cistercian monastery, 1737
Schrattenbach Palace in Brno (now the central building of the Jiří Mahen Library), 1739
Completion of the Dominican monastery in Brno, 1705-11
Chateau in Buchlovice, 1706–38
Reconstruction of the house of the lords from Kunštát into a marketplace in Brno, 1713
Completion of the Minorite monastery in Brno, 1716-37
Chapel of the Holy Cross in Soběšice, 1716–18
Reconstruction of St. Lawrence Church in Řečkovice, 1717-22
Reconstruction and completion of the Estates House (now Brno's New Town Hall), 1717–39
Construction of a tomb under the Capuchin church, 1726–39
New construction of the monastery of cloistered Augustinians and reconstruction of the presbytery of St. Thomas Church in Brno, 1732–41
Construction of a new tower for the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Brno, 1732–33
Reconstruction and addition of the Reduta, 1734–36
Construction of a new provost's office in the area of the old Brno Cistercian monastery, 1737
Schrattenbach Palace in Brno (now the central building of the Jiří Mahen Library), 1739
