Adolf Schimmelpfennig (architect)
Adolf Schimmelpfennig (born February 8, 1834 in Płock ; † June 29, 1896 in Warsaw ) was an architect of German descent, active in Poland.
Life
Adolf Schimmelpfennig was born the son of a chief accountant. After graduating from the Humanistic Gymnasium in Płock, he studied law in Königsberg from 1848 . During his studies in 1848 he became a member of the Germania Königsberg fraternity . From 1853 to 1857 he studied architecture at the Warsaw School of Fine Arts .
After studying in Italy, he took part in the award-winning project to rebuild the Warsaw City Hall. 1863-1875 he held the office of mayor of Rastenburg .
Adolf Schimmelpfennig was buried in the Evangelical-Augsburg Cemetery in Warsaw .
Works (selection)
- Palace in Krasne
- Łódź Fabryczna station building (1868, partially preserved)
- Cemetery Synagogue in Warsaw (1877, demolished)
- Station building in Radom (1885, modified in the 1920s)
- Summer theater in Ciechocinek
- Catholic Church of St. Stanislaus Kostka in Rostkowo (powiat Przasnysz)
- Trinity Catholic Church in Myszkowo (posthumous, 1922)
literature
- Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume II: Artists. Winter, Heidelberg 2018, ISBN 978-3-8253-6813-5 , pp. 608–610.
- Stanisław Łoza: Architekci i budowniczowie w Polsce, Budownictwo i Architektura, Warszawa 1954
Individual evidence
- ↑ Image on Drehscheibe-Online , accessed on December 15, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schimmelpfennig, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Architect of German descent, active in Poland |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1834 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Plock |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 29, 1896 |
| Place of death | Warsaw |