Gottlieb Heise

Gottlieb Heise (23 March 1785 – 20 June 1847) was a German organ builder.

Born in Querfurt, Electorate of Saxony, Heise was trained by Georg Christian Knecht in Tübingen.

In 1820, he went to Potsdam and opened an organ workshop at 50 Charlottenstraße[Anm 1] Heise was held in high esteem by the Prussian government, which promoted him.

After his death in 1847, Carl Ludwig Gesell, who had previously been Heise's first assistant for eight years, took over the company.

Today, 30 new organs are known to have been built by Gottlieb Heise, mainly in the Mittelmark region, as well as rebuilds and repairs.