Paul Birr
Paul Birr (born April 21, 1887 in Berlin ; missing since March 14, 1945 , Perleberg Lazarett ) was a German architect, sculptor, graphic artist and glass painter.
Life
He received his training from Franz Metzner and Hermann Feuerhahn . From 1920 to 1925 he stayed in Sweden , where he worked for the industrialist Alfred Ekström and also had contacts with the royal court. In 1924/25 he directed the conversion of the Hainstein house near Eisenach into a Protestant educational center with a chapel and designed the artistic furnishings. He then settled in Berlin and in 1943 in Bunzlau . In 1941/42 he was involved with Feuerhahn in the restoration of the Grüssau Abbey . In 1945 he was drafted into the Wehrmacht and has been missing since a hospital stay in Perleberg.
Works (selection)
- Buttelstedt , Protestant Church, picture window (1928)
- Ohrdruf, Sankt-Trinitatis-Kirche , eight biblical picture windows (around 1930)
- Worms, 118 memorial (1932)
- Eisenach, Hainstein, Söderblom monument (1933)
- Eisenach, Georgenkirche , Bach monument (1939)
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Birr, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect, sculptor and glass painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | after March 14, 1945 |