Moritz Landé

Moritz Landé (undated). The underlying original photo was probably copied at a later date by A. Jandorf & Co. in Berlin, as this chain of department stores did not yet exist during Moritz Landé's lifetime.

Moritz Landé (born March 2, 1829 in Ostrowo ; † June 23, 1888 in Berlin ) was a German architect of Jewish origin.

He was born the son of the merchant Löbel Landé in the Prussian province of Posen . In his childhood and youth he was tutored by a private tutor in his parents' home. He completed his training as a master mason in Wroclaw . Then he left his parents' house and lived with his uncle, the architect Jacob Landé . Inspired by his professional activity, he also opted for architecture.

In 1857 Moritz Landé married the 22-year-old Sophie Block (born September 1, 1835, † June 23, 1913) at the age of 28. He later had five children with her, including Thekla Landé (1864–1932).

In the mid-1850s, Moritz Landé constructed the New Synagogue in Ostrowo and supervised the construction. After 1864 he moved to Berlin with his family, for whom he had a house built according to his own plans.

Together with his wife Sophie he rests in the Jewish cemetery in Berlin-Weißensee . Wilhelmstraße 143 is given as his last residential address, and Kurfürstenstraße 99 a as their last residential address. The funeral of Sophie Landé was announced at the time by Otto Landé, director.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Saga rodu Landé z Ostrowa Wielkopolskiego on: fzp.net.pl
2. ↑ Written research results of the Center Judaicum of the New Synagogue Berlin Foundation based on the burial documents of the Jewish cemetery Berlin-Weißensee, communicated by email on April 12, 2012