Hermann Obrist was a Swiss sculptor of the Jugendstil and Art Nouveau movement. He studied Botany and History in his youth; the influence of those subjects is detected in his later work in the field of applied arts. As a teacher, Hermann Obrist exerted a seminal influence on the rise and subsequent development of Jugendstil in Germany.
- Occupation
- sculptor, designer, decorator, textile artist
- Citizenship
- Switzerland, Germany
- Born
- May 27, 1863, May 23, 1862, May 27, 1862
- Died
- February 26, 1927
