!!!Troger, Simon

b. Abfaltersbach (South Tyrol), Oct. 13, 1693, 
d. Haidhausen (Germany), Sept. 25, 1768, wood sculptor. From 1721 
worked as an assistant in Meran, 1723-1725 assistant to N. Moll in 
Innsbruck, from 1726 in Munich, where from around 1730 he worked for 
Faistenberger; from 1733 had his own workshop in Haidhausen near 
Munich. Specialized in statuettes made from material combinations such 
as ivory, wood and metal, which became famous as "T.-Figures".



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