Hermann Esch
Hermann Esch (born October 19, 1879 in Mannheim , † January 10, 1956 in Heppenschwand ) was a German architect and one of the protagonists of the garden city movement in Germany.
Hermann Esch studied architecture at the Technical University of Karlsruhe and at the Technical University of Munich .
Around 1906 he settled in Mannheim together with Arno Anke as a freelance architect. In addition to the Mannheim garden city , garden cities also emerged outside the Rhine-Neckar region according to plans by Esch and Anke. B. from 1910 the garden city of Quasnitz near Leipzig . Furthermore, various residential buildings in Mannheim and the Protestant church in Maikammer (1913–1914) belong to the joint work of the two architects.
Esch was a member of the German Work Federation (DWB) , the Federation of German Architects (BDA) and the Lower Baden Architects and Engineers Association . Mannheim's city history was one of Esch's private interests; he was a member of the Mannheim Antiquities Association .
In the Käfertal district of Mannheim , a street is named after Esch.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f MARCHIVUM: street names, Hermann-Esch-Weg. Retrieved August 27, 2018 .
- ↑ History of the Garden City ( Memento of the original from January 16, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Peter Guth, Bernd Sikora : Art Nouveau & Werkkunst. Architecture around 1900 in Leipzig. Edition Leipzig, Leipzig 2005, ISBN 3-361-00590-6 , p. 108.
- ^ Entry "Hermann Esch" in: "archthek", Historical Register of Architects , section Englberger – Eysen , accessed on January 13, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Esch, Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 19, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mannheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 1956 |
| Place of death | Heppenschwand |