Friedrich Wilhelm Facius

Friedrich Wilhelm Facius (3 December 1764, Greiz - 4 May 1843, Weimar) was a German gem cutter, engraver and medalist.

After acceding to his father's wishes and saving a small sum of money, he was finally given permission to pursue his own goals.

Working with information provided by Goethe, he made his own tools and machines, but discovered that his skills were not quite up to the task.

His notable works in that medium include one commemorating the meeting between Napoleon and Tsar Alexander I in Erfurt in 1808; the 78th birthday of Christoph Martin Wieland in 1813; and the farewell ceremonies for Professor Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach, upon his departure from Jena to Ansbach in 1817.

During reconstruction of the Schloss Weimar, he devised a stucco compound that would become as hard as stone after a short time.

Commemorative medal for the Congress of Erfurt in 1808. Reverse: An allegorical representation of Time, inscribing the history of the meeting on a rock; dictated to him by a winged Genius.