Heinrich Sulze

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Heinrich Sulze (born May 9, 1888 in Leipzig , † April 24, 1958 in Dresden ) was a German architect , building researcher and building official .

Heinrich Sulze attended the König-Albert-Gymnasium in Leipzig and then studied architecture at the Technical University of Dresden . He finished his studies in 1912 and passed the state examination to become a government architect in 1920 . A year later the doctorate to Dr.-Ing. with a thesis on the street halls in Bologna . Between 1921 and 1945 Sulze was employed at the Institute for Urban Development and Settlement in Dresden. He was also a member of the Free Academy of Urban Development . The habilitation with a thesis on the history of garden art took place in 1923. Since 1928 Sulze was an associate professor. In 1942 he taught as a visiting professor at the University of Naples . During the air raids on Dresden in 1945, Sulze lost a large part of his preparatory work, in particular on the history of garden art, Pompeii's urban development and various scientific sketches. After 1945 he devoted himself to the reconstruction . Here he was mainly active as an urban planner in the rank of government building councilor for the cities of Altenberg and Hoyerswerda , which were badly damaged in the course of the Second World War . Afterwards he was an expert on behalf of the Institute for the Preservation of Monuments to help maintain the historic parks and gardens. In addition to Hermann Schüttauf , he was also responsible for the palace gardens in Mosigkau . In addition, thanks to his archaeological knowledge, he also participated in the archaeological research of Dresden as well as in the attempt to preserve old buildings (design for the Sophienkirche ). His last major work is therefore also dedicated to a comprehensive archaeological documentation of the city of Dresden.

During his years at the Technical University of Dresden, Sulze repeatedly dealt with questions of ancient garden art. He also took part in excavations in Samos and Tyrins . For more than two decades he also researched in Pompeii , where he dealt in particular with the building history and the urban planning of the Stabian thermal baths . Sulze combined scientific meticulousness and musical talent, which he knew how to use not least for his graphic reconstructions. Georg Karo praised the fact that Sulze's drawings first made clear the artistic significance of Mycenaean buildings. He was a member of the German Archaeological Institute .

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  1. ↑ König Albert-Gymnasium (Royal High School until 1900) in Leipzig: Student album 1880-1904 / 05 , Friedrich Gröber, Leipzig 1905
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SURNAME Sulze, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect, building researcher and construction officer
DATE OF BIRTH May 9, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH April 24, 1958
Place of death Dresden