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CHRONOLOGICAL LIFE PATH
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1875 |
Karl Goetz born 28 June in Augsburg, third of five children.
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1881 |
Father dies of diptheria contracted from two daughters who had died eight days earlier.
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1889 |
Apprenticeship for four years with the Master engraver Johannes Dominal in Augsburg.
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1892
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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.
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1893 |
He finishes his apprenticship on January 31, 1893 and decides to stay on with Dominal until June 26,1895.
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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.
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1896 |
Off to Berlin where he works with Wahl on Oranien Street. Moves to Düsseldorf to work with Schnurle.
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1898 |
Moves to Utrecht, Holland where he works for Koninklijke Begeer.
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1899 |
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.
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1904 |
Karl moves to Munich.
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1906 |
Wins prize in the Nuremburg medal exhibit.
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1908 |
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.
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1912 |
Becomes a member of the Munich Artists Association (Münchner Künstler genossenschaft).
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1912 |
Marries Margarete Stangl. Their son Guido is born on October 18th.
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1913 |
Wins Silver State medal at the International Universal Exhibition of Ghent
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1914 |
Wins First Prize medal in design competition for his National Aviation Donation medal.
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1914 |
Begins creation of World War I series of satirical medals which total 175 by the year 1923.
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1916 |
Daughter Gertraud born on April 22nd.
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1916 |
Karl is drafted into military service on June 6th.
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1919 |
Mother dies on March 11th.
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1920 |
Daughter Brunhilde born on February 18th.
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1924 |
Wins First Prize in competition for award medal design "For Loyalty in Work" for the five Saxon Chambers of Commerce.
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1928 |
Moves to Dall'Armi Strasse 16 on October 1st.
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1931 |
Wins competition for Hindenburg postage stamp design held by the German Post Office.
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1937 |
Exhibits eight bronze medals in the House of German Art in Munich.
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1943 |
Exhibits in Vienna at show of the German Medallic Art.
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1944 |
Herig medal, K-603, accepted for exhibit in the House of German Art in Munich.
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1950 |
Dies in Munich on September 8th. Buried in Westfriedhof.
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1951 |
Posthumous Silver Medal Award at the "II Exposición Nacional de Numismatica e Internacional de Medallas" held in Madrid, Spain.
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