Hans Karl Burgeff

Hans Karl Burgeff (20 April 1928 – 25 November 2005) was a German sculptor, medal engraver and art lecturer, who worked mostly in the Rhineland.

Independent from 1957, Burgeff quickly became known for his predominantly religious works, such as church portals, altar tables, crucifixes and statues of saints.

In 1968 he received the Sculptor's Advancement Prize of the city of Cologne and the nomination to the professorship of sculpture and bronze modelling at the Kölner Werkschulen (as successor to Kurt Schwippert), a post he held until 1988.

For the "public effectiveness" (German: öffentliche Wirksamkeit) of Burgeff's figures, reliefs and plaques, the memorial tablet in Münster for Cardinal Höffner of 1993 is especially representative.

Among the many distinctions and honours awarded to Burgeff was honorary membership of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Medaillenkunst ("German Society for Medal Art"), conferred upon him in 2001.