Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach

Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach
Portrait by Ádám Mányoki, c. 1723
Born	(1656-07-20)20 July 1656 Graz
Died	5 April 1723(1723-04-05) (aged 66) Vienna
Nationality	Austrian
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	Schönbrunn Palace Karlskirche Austrian National Library Schloss Klessheim Holy Trinity Church Kollegienkirche

Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (20 July 1656 – 5 April 1723) was an Austrian architect, sculptor, engraver, and architectural historian whose Baroque architecture profoundly influenced and shaped the tastes of the Habsburg Empire.^[1] His influential book A Plan of Civil and Historical Architecture (1721) was one of the first and most popular comparative studies of world architecture. His major works include Schönbrunn Palace, Karlskirche, and the Austrian National Library in Vienna, and Schloss Klessheim, Holy Trinity Church, and the Kollegienkirche in Salzburg.