Ferdinand Fellner the Younger

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Ferdinand Fellner the Elder J., lithograph by Adolf Dauthage , around 1880
Ferdinand Fellner, ca.1909
Vienna, Establishment Ronacher
Odessa, Opera House
Fellner's tomb in the Grinzing cemetery

Ferdinand Fellner the Younger (born April 19, 1847 in Vienna ; † March 22, 1916 there ) was an Austrian architect .

Life

Ferdinand Fellner was the son of the builder and architect Ferdinand Fellner the Elder (1815–1871). After dropping out of his studies at the Technical University of Vienna , he worked in its studio. In 1870 the interim theater in Brno was the first independent building . After his father's death, he continued to carry out his orders, such as the Vienna City Theater , which burned down in 1884.

In 1873 he formed an architectural community with his former classmate Hermann Helmer . The Fellner & Helmer became the most important builders of theaters in the Austria-Hungarian Empire . Fellner benefited from his close relationship with the later Burgtheater director Heinrich Laube . He always had his buildings decorated by important Austrian artists such as Gustav Klimt . Its most important theater building was the German Volkstheater in Vienna. In 1903 he was appointed senior building officer.

With his wife Katharina he had two children who both died before him: Ferdinand , called "Ferry", (1872–1911) and Melanie (1873–1909). In her memory, he created foundations at the Vienna University of Technology and the Central Association of Architects .

Ferdinand Fellner the Younger is buried in an honorary grave in the Grinzing cemetery (group MR, number 21). In 1963 Fellnergasse in Vienna- Donaustadt was named after him.

Selected Works

For the history and the buildings of the Fellner & Helmer office, literature and web links see also: Fellner & Helmer office

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SURNAME Fellner, Ferdinand the Younger
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fellner, Ferdinand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian architect
DATE OF BIRTH April 19, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH March 22, 1916
Place of death Vienna