Ludwig Knortz
Ludwig Knortz (born October 5, 1879 in Alzbach; † November 3, 1936 ) was a German architect .
Live and act
Knortz attended the technical center in Hildburghausen in 1899/1900 and then worked in various private construction offices. In 1908 he started his own business in Heilbronn , where he built business and private houses. In 1929 he campaigned against the threatened demolition of the Heilbronn shooting house , and in 1931 he designed the arcade house in Heilbronn.
From 1911 at the latest, Knortz was a member of the Association of German Architects . From 1912 to 1936 he was chairman of the house and landowners association in Heilbronn and the surrounding area and long-term chairman of the state. From 1922 to 1934 he worked as a member of the construction department at the Heilbronn appraisal commission. From 1922 to 1935 he was a member of the Heilbronn municipal council, initially for the DDP / DStP , then without party affiliation.
Knortz was married to Else Hentges. The marriage produced a daughter and a son.
literature
- Knortz, Ludwig (Joh. Heinr. Ludw.) . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 21 : Knip – Kruger . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1927, p. 34 .
- Ludwig Knortz 1879–1936 architect. In: Bernhard Lattner with texts by Joachim Hennze: Stille Zeitzeugen. 500 years of Heilbronn architecture. Edition Lattner, Heilbronn 2005, ISBN 3-9807729-6-9 , p. 119 (PDF lattner.de ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Collection of Contemporary History Signature ZS-13161: Ludwig Knortz in the database of the Heilbronn City Archives.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knortz, Ludwig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Knortz, Johann Heinrich Ludwig (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 5, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alzbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 3, 1936 |