The Man

CHRONOLOGICAL LIFE PATH

Karl Goetz born 28 June in Augsburg, third of five children.

Father dies of diptheria contracted from two daughters who had died eight days earlier.

Apprenticeship for four years with the Master engraver Johannes Dominal in Augsburg.

Passes journeyman examination at the age of 17.  Wins First Prize from the City of Augsburg for his design and execution of two engraved tin plates. 

He finishes his apprenticship on January 31, 1893 and decides to stay on with Dominal until June 26,1895.

On June 27th Goetz begins his "Wanderjahre" and moves to Dresden where he begins work with Cohne & Northman.  Moves to Leipzig in October and works for the Kuntze Company.

Off to Berlin where he works with Wahl on Oranien Street.  Moves to Düsseldorf to work with Schnurle.

             Moves to Utrecht, Holland where he works for Koninklijke Begeer.

Off to Le Locle, Switzerland to work with Huguenin Fréres.  In the autumn of 1899 Karl moves to Paris to first begin work with Firmin Lassére, later with E. Philippe.

Karl moves to Munich.

Wins prize in the Nuremburg medal exhibit.

Grandmother dies on March 1st.  She was Karl's surrogate parent from his 6th birthday until the age of 17 after his father and two sisters died of diptheria. On October 1 Karl moves into his home and studio at Isabella Strasse 26.

Becomes a member of the Munich Artists Association (Münchner Künstler genossenschaft).

Marries Margarete Stangl.  Their son Guido is born on October 18th.

Wins Silver State medal at the International Universal Exhibition of Ghent 

Wins First Prize medal in design competition for his National Aviation Donation medal.

Begins creation of World War I series of satirical medals which total 175 by the year 1923.

Daughter Gertraud born on April 22nd.

Karl is drafted into military service on June 6th.

Mother dies on March 11th.

Daughter Brunhilde born on February 18th.

Wins First Prize in competition for award medal design "For Loyalty in Work" for the five Saxon Chambers of Commerce.

Moves to Dall'Armi Strasse 16 on October 1st.

Wins competition for Hindenburg postage stamp design held by the German Post Office.

Exhibits eight bronze medals in the House of German Art in Munich.

Exhibits in Vienna at show of the German Medallic Art.

Herig medal, K-603, accepted for exhibit in the House of German Art in Munich.

Dies in Munich on September 8th.  Buried in Westfriedhof.

Posthumous Silver Medal Award at the "II Exposición Nacional de Numismatica e Internacional de Medallas" held in Madrid, Spain.