Hans Fritsche (architect)
Hans Fritsche (born June 6, 1929 in Chemnitz ) is a German architect, former university professor and politician of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). From 1963 to 1966 he was Deputy Minister for Building and from 1977 to 1990 President of the GDR Building Academy .
Life
After graduating from high school, Fritsche learned the trade of bricklayer and then studied construction management at the Technical University of Dresden . In 1954 he became a graduate engineer and research assistant. In 1957 he received his doctorate and in 1970 his habilitation .
From 1957 to 1963 Fritsche worked in various industrial construction companies, including several lignite-fired power plants. From 1963 to 1966 he was deputy minister for construction in the GDR and at the same time lecturer for construction technology at the Cottbus University of Applied Sciences . From 1967 to 1977 he was Vice President and then until 1990 President of the Building Academy of the GDR, member of the Research Council of the GDR and representative of the GDR in several international building organizations. In addition, he was a member of the city council of Berlin from 1981 to 1986 .
After the peaceful revolution in the GDR in 1989 , Fritsche lost all functions and worked as an independent consultant for various companies until 1999.
Honors
- 1964 Labor banner (GDR)
Fonts (selection)
- Research achievements of the building academy of the GDR for building in the capital Berlin In: Architektur H. 10 , Berlin 1987.
- Building in the GDR 1945 - 1990 , Berlin 2006.
literature
- Art documentation SBZ / GDR 1945 - 1990 , Cologne 1996.
- Astrid Volpert: Hans Fritsche . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 1. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
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| SURNAME | Fritsche, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect, university professor and deputy minister of the GDR |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chemnitz |