Georg Süßenguth

Georg Süßenguth (born January 29, 1862 in Göttingen ; † March 30, 1947 in Berlin ) was a German architect .

Live and act

Süßenguth studied architecture at the Technical University of Charlottenburg , where he met Heinrich Reinhardt . With him he opened a joint architecture office in Berlin in 1894, which soon received prestigious commissions. In 1905 you were awarded the Royal Crown Order, IV class. He was also the holder of the Ducal Anhalt Order of Merit for Science and Art .

The well-known buildings of the architectural community include:

1895–1900: Elberfeld Town Hall
1896–1898: Steglitz Town Hall in Berlin
1898–1900: Köthen Town Hall
1898–1901: Dessau town hall
Completed in 1901: Altona Museum
1899–1905: Charlottenburg Town Hall in Berlin
1900–1901: District Office in Recklinghausen
1900–1906: Hamburg Central Station
1909–1911: Eckener high school in Berlin-Mariendorf
1909–1911: Treptow Town Hall in Berlin
1909: Group of buildings for the main cemetery with gate and mourning hall in Frankfurt am Main
1910–1913: Spandau Town Hall in Berlin
1911–1914: Reichsmarineamt in Berlin-Tiergarten (see Bendlerblock )

Süßenguth was buried in the Heerstrasse cemetery in Berlin . The grave was leveled - presumably by accident. At the Charlottenburg Town Hall and Spandau Town Hall, plaques commemorate Süßenguth and Reinhardt.

Tower of the Spandau town hall
Eckener high school
Hamburg Central Station, western side building
Frankfurt Main Cemetery, New Portal
Steglitz town hall on Schloßstraße, corner of Albrechtstraße
Town hall Treptow, main part
Charlottenburg Town Hall
Town hall Koethen, Saxony-Anhalt
Dessau town hall , Saxony-Anhalt
Pauluskirche Magdeburg , Saxony-Anhalt

literature

Süßenguth, Georg . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 32 : Stephens – Theodotos . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1938, p. 276-277 .

Web links

Commons : Georg Süßenguth - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

Georg Süßenguth. In: Structurae
Architecture museum of the TU Berlin: Reinhardt & Süssenguth - Rheydt town hall.

Individual evidence

^ Official notices - Prussia . In: Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung . 25th year, no. 57 . Ernst and Son, Berlin July 15, 1905, p. 353 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
^ Official notices - Prussia . In: Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung . 32nd year, no. 33 . Ernst and Son, Berlin April 20, 1912, p. 205 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

personal data
SURNAME	Süßenguth, Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German architect
DATE OF BIRTH	January 29, 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH	Goettingen
DATE OF DEATH	March 30, 1947
Place of death	Berlin

[1] Official notices - Prussia . In: Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung . 25th year, no. 57 . Ernst and Son, Berlin July 15, 1905, p. 353 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

[2] Official notices - Prussia . In: Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung . 32nd year, no. 33 . Ernst and Son, Berlin April 20, 1912, p. 205 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).