Conrad Schick

Conrad Schick ( born January 27, 1822 in Bitz, Baden- Württemberg, † December 23, 1901 in Jerusalem ) was a German architect, archaeologist and Protestant missionary who lived in Jerusalem in the late 19th century.

Life

Conrad Schick moved at the age of 24 years, after he had finished his studies in Basel, to Palestine. He was involved in the creation and planning of Mea Shearim, one of the first settlements in Jerusalem that was built outside the Old City walls. Schick was primarily known for his 50 -year-old archaeological investigations in and around Jerusalem. He worked for many years for the Palestine Exploration Fund, and published in the newspaper of the Funds. Likewise, he was active for the German Palestine Association and wrote for the magazine. The house, which was drafted by Schick for his family and built, Tabor House, or Beit Tabor, to Jerusalem Hanevi'im Street exists, even today. Today it houses the Swedish Theological Institute.

Schick is buried in the Protestant cemetery on Mount Zion.

Biblical models

Schick built a remarkable series of models of the Jewish temple. His replica of the Tabernacle was visited in Jerusalem by numerous heads of state, was shown in the United Kingdom and on the World Exhibition in Vienna in 1873. It was purchased by the King of Württemberg, who rose Schick for his services to knighthood. Schick also built a model of the contemporary Temple Mount and Dome of the Rock for the Ottoman Sultan. His last model, in four parts, each of which represents the Temple Mount at a time, was on the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis shown.