Friedrich Lahrs

Friedrich Lahrs (born July 11, 1880 in Königsberg i.Pr .; † March 13, 1964 in Stuttgart ) was a German architect and art historian.

Life

After graduating from the Löbenicht Realgymnasium in Königsberg, he studied at the Technical University of Charlottenburg from 1898 . In 1906 he was awarded the Schinkel Prize. In the subsequent legal clerkship he worked as a government construction manager in Berlin until 1908. In the same year he followed Ludwig Dettmann's call to the Königsberg Art Academy . From 1911 to 1934 Lahrs was a full professor of architecture, surface art and spatial theory at the Art Academy in Königsberg. His best-known works included the new Königsberg Art Academy, which was built between 1909 and 1919, the Kunsthalle am Wrangelturm built in 1913 and the Stoa Kantiana built between 1923 and 1924 at the Königsberg Cathedral .

In 1956 Lahrs published the book Das Königsberger Schloß , which describes the building history of this castle in detail. Since 1957 he was a member of the Historical Commission for East and West Prussian State Research .

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personal data
SURNAME	Lahrs, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German architect, art historian and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH	July 11, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH	Koenigsberg i. Pr.
DATE OF DEATH	March 13, 1964
Place of death	Stuttgart