Alwin Dossmann
Alwin Dossmann (born April 1, 1894 in Wiesenburg ; † May 18, 1978 in Iserlohn ) was a German architect , writer and painter. He created a large number of important buildings in Iserlohn and the Sauerland in the Brandenburg region .
Life
After studying architecture in Munich and Berlin , Alwin Dossmann passed the first state examination in 1921 as the best of his year at the Technical University of Berlin . In 1923 he received the Schinkel plaque and the very coveted Schinkel Prize from the Berlin Architects' Association as the most successful young architect. In 1924 he passed the second state examination (government architect).
In 1924 Alwin Dossmann moved to Iserlohn as an architect. He initially headed the Deucker architectural office , after Deucker's death as the owner and from 1932 under his own name. His pictures and drawings were repeatedly exhibited in Iserlohn and Münster . From 1938 to 1945 he was chairman of the Mark Art Association in Iserlohn.
During his participation in the Second World War 1939–1945, Alwin Dossmann wrote various volumes of poetry and in 1941 received the German Wehrmacht's Prize for Poetry and the Order of Michael from King Michael of Romania .
From 1945 Alwin Dossmann continued his successful work as an architect in Iserlohn. From 1948 to 1978 he was chairman of the Iserlohn Literary Association. In 1962 he received the plaque of honor from the Sauerland Mountain Club for successful maintenance of Iserlohn's townscape.
Alwin Dossmann is the father of the Iserlohn architect Ernst Dossmann .
Buildings (selection)
- Friedrich Dalberg House in Iserlohn, Südstrasse 21 (1925)
- Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse Iserlohn (1st prize in the architectural competition 1928)
- House Dr. Willecke, Menden (1931)
- House Dr. Giese, Hennen (1932)
- Meisterjahn House, Plettenberg (1933)
- Herbers House in Iserlohn (1935)
- Sparkasse Iserlohn (1936)
- Land registry office Iserlohn
- Max Reinhard House, Hemer (1936)
- Gustav Meese House, Altena (1938)
- Family house Dahmen in Iserlohn, Am Sonnenschink 8 (1949)
- Sperberweg residential buildings (1949/51)
- Tannenweg settlement (1951/53)
- Knies Sons company, Iserlohn (1953).
literature
- Hermann Holtmeier: Distinctive heads from the Märkisches Kreis. Hans-Herbert Mönnig Verlag, Iserlohn 1997, ISBN 3-922885-89-6 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dossmann, Alwin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect, writer and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wiesenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 18, 1978 |
| Place of death | Iserlohn |