Ernst Samesreuther

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Ernst Samesreuther (1988)

Ernst Samesreuther (born January 5, 1908 or February 5, 1908 in Darmstadt ; † April 7, 1995 there ) was a German architect and archaeologist .

person

Ernst Samesreuther attended the old-language Ludwig-Georgs-Gymnasium in Darmstadt and studied architecture with Paul Meissner , Heinrich Walbe and Karl Roth at the Technical University of Darmstadt , passed the main diploma examination in 1932 and obtained his doctorate in 1937 . with a dissertation on Roman water pipes in the Rhineland . After graduating, Samesreuther went into business for himself in 1932 and set up an office in the Ernst-Ludwig-Haus . Due to a lack of commissions, he took part in excavations in Lorsch in 1931 and 1932 as an employee of the Hessian land monument preservation. After this task he directed several archaeological excavations all over Germany. From 1938 to 1941 Same Reuther was under a travel scholarship of the German Archaeological Institute as a participant and head of excavations in Turkey, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Greece and Italy operate and returned in 1941 back to Darmstadt to 1943 as site manager at the Reich highway construction used to become. In 1944 he was called up for military service , which resulted in the loss of a leg after being seriously wounded.

After the Second World War , Ernst Samesreuther worked as a freelance architect in Darmstadt and designed the Alice Hospital to be rebuilt , the Sparkasse building on Luisenplatz in 1955 , the renovation of the Art Nouveau swimming pool in 1962 and the sports hall on Böllenfalltor in 1964 . From the 1970s he specialized in the construction of sports facilities nationwide.

From 1959 to 1967 he was chairman of the Darmstadt-Starkenburg district group in the Association of German Architects .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Samesreuther, Ernst. Hessian biography. (As of January 8, 2017). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ^ Stadtlexikon Darmstadt: Ernst Samesreuther. Retrieved January 8, 2017 .
  3. ↑ 26th Report of the Roman-Germanic Commission 1936, p. 24 ff.
  4. ^ Stadtlexikon Darmstadt: Ernst Samesreuther. Retrieved January 8, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Samesreuther, Ernst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect and archaeologist
DATE OF BIRTH January 5, 1908 or February 5, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Darmstadt
DATE OF DEATH April 7, 1995
Place of death Darmstadt