Hannes Lührsen
Hanns-Gunther "Hannes" Lührsen (born March 13, 1907 in Bargteheide ; † January 13, 1986 in Heidelberg ) was a German architect .
He became an architect and planner for Wernher von Braun's rocket team at the development center in Karlshagen and designed the buildings, streets and other infrastructure in Peenemünde . In March 1944, like Magnus von Braun and others, he was briefly imprisoned.
In Operation Paperclip , he came to Huntsville, Alabama , where he worked at the Redstone Arsenal . In 1951 he planned the most important shopping center at the time and the Parkway , Huntsville's city motorway.
Lührsen died in the Menglerbau in Heidelberg. He is buried in Hamburg-Ohlsdorf .
Web links
- Hannes Lührsen in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
Publications
- Planning sketch for the renewal of the old town , In: Der Heidelberger Portländer 3/1968, pp. 23–59
supporting documents
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SURNAME | Lührsen, Hannes |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lührsen, Hanns-Gunther |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1907 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bargteheide |
DATE OF DEATH | January 13, 1986 |
Place of death | Heidelberg |