Hermann Lüer

Born on August 12, 1870, in Bruchhausen and deceased on February 11, 1962, in Bad Hersfeld, Hermann Ernst Friedrich Lüer was a German architect, art historian, and educator. He is identified in reliable catalog and reference sources as the longtime director of the Kunstgewerbeschule Kassel, placing him at the intersection of design education and art history.

Lüer is especially associated with writing on the techniques and history of artistic production. Library records for his book Technik der Bronzeplastik show his interest in the craft of bronze sculpture, suggesting a writer who cared about materials, process, and the skilled work behind art objects.

Although he is not chiefly remembered as a novelist or literary figure, his published work has lasting value for readers interested in architecture, decorative arts, sculpture, and the teaching of applied art in Germany around the turn of the twentieth century.