Friedrich (Rico) Moroder

Friedrich Moroder, also known as Rico (born 21 March 1880, Ortisei in Val Gardena; died 24 January 1937) was a South Tyrolean sculptor.

[1] He was the first born son of the painter Josef Moroder Lusenberg and the Felizita Unterplatzer in Ortisei in Val Gardena.

His two sons, Viktor and Bruno, were also trained as sculptors in his workshop in Ortisei.

During the First World War he was sent to Galicia to the Russian front, like many Tyrolean firefighters.

[2] His sculpting style was mainly focused on the creation of sacred art and church equipment.