Hermann Knauer
Hermann Knauer (born February 20, 1872 in Berlin ; † March 18, 1909 there ) was a German businessman who, together with the architect Paul Boswau, founded the construction company Boswau & Knauer in 1892 .
Life
Hermann Knauer died at the age of only 37. He was buried in the Old Twelve Apostles Cemetery in Berlin-Schöneberg . His tomb, which was decorated with a marble bust by Knauer by Johannes Boese , has not been preserved.
After Hermann Knauer 1932 in Berlin-Reinickendorf the Knauerstrasse named.
Publications
- A trip to America and the world exhibition in St. Louis 1904 . Berlin 1903
- Germany on the Mississippi. New impressions and experiences . Oehmigke, Berlin 1904
literature
- Knauer, Hermann . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 20 : Kaufmann – Knilling . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1927, p. 568 .
- Silke Haps: Industrial companies of the architecture - general contractor of the early 20th century. The Boswau & Knauer company . Dissertation TU Dortmund 2008, especially p. 86 ff., Hdl: 2003/33887
Web links
- Cemetery: Old Twelve Apostles Cemetery / Memorial / Hermann Knauer on the page Historical personalities in Berlin cemeteries in cooperation with the Society for the Preservation of Tombs Berlin eV (with wrong date of death).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Knauerstrasse. In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near Kaupert )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knauer, Hermann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Knauer, Hermann Franz Karl (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German building contractor and company founder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 18, 1909 |
| Place of death | Berlin |