Hans Rheinberger
Hans Rheinberger (born February 9, 1911 in Vaduz ; † May 10, 1980 in Locarno , Canton Ticino ) was a Liechtenstein architect and monument protector . He is considered a pioneer of monument protection in Liechtenstein.
biography
Rheinberger was born in Vaduz in 1911 as the son of the architect Egon Rheinberger and his wife Maria (née Schädler) and grew up with two brothers. He attended high school in Schiers in the canton of Graubünden . From 1931 to 1937 he studied architecture in Stuttgart and Danzig . From 1938 he started his own architectural office in Vaduz. As an architect, he planned, among other things, many villa buildings in Vaduz and Schaan , the administration building of the Liechtenstein power plants in Schaan, the princely crypt at St. Florin's Cathedral in Vaduz and the swimming pool complex in Vaduz, which opened in 1959. He designed the Liechtenstein pavilion at the 1958 World Exhibition in Brussels .
Rheinberger is considered a pioneer of monument protection in Liechtenstein. From its founding in 1944, for more than 30 years, he was a member or consultant of the Monument Protection Commission. He also restored several churches and chapels as well as numerous historical buildings in Liechtenstein.
In 1967 Rheinberger was one of the founders of the Liechtenstein Association of Engineers and Architects (LIA). From 1968 to 1976 he was Vice President of the Board of Trustees of the State Art Collections. He was also an honorary member of the Liechtenstein Association of Engineers and Architects.
Rheinberger was married to Edeltraud Hartmann (1920–2001) since 1944. The marriage resulted in three sons, including the member of the state parliament, Volker Rheinberger . The President of the Liechtenstein Parliament, Rudolf Schädler, was Rheinberger's maternal grandfather. The director at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin , Hans-Jörg Rheinberger , was his nephew.
Web links
- Rudolf Rheinberger: Rheinberger, Hans. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein .
- Entry on Hans Rheinberger on www.e-archiv.li
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rheinberger, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Liechtenstein architect and monument protector |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vaduz |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 1980 |
| Place of death | Locarno , Canton Ticino |