Johannes Boese

Johannes Boese (27 December 1856, Ostrog (near Ratibor) – 20 April 1917, Berlin), also spelled Böse, was a German sculptor and art professor.

[1] However, Boese's true wish was to become an architect and he attempted to approach that goal by providing small sculptures for building projects.

It wasn't until the early 1890s that, swayed by public recognition and several more awards, Biese decided to devote himself to monumental sculptures.

When applications were being taken for work on the Siegesallee (Victory Avenue) project, Boese received a commission without going through the selection process.

[1] He produced Group 4, consisting of Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg as the central figure, flanked by Eike von Repgow (compiler of the Sachsenspiegel) and Hermann von Salza (fourth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights).