Richard Calini

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Richard Calini-Heizmann (1882–1943) architect, politician, Helena Calini-Heizmann (1899–1989) grave in the Hörnli cemetery, Riehen, Basel-Stadt
Grave in the Hörnli cemetery , Riehen, Basel-Stadt

Richard Calini (born February 9, 1882 in Zurich ; † April 19, 1943 in Basel ) was a Swiss architect and politician .

Calini grew up as the son of an Italian mason foreman and a Swiss woman in Zurich. He studied architecture at the Technikum Winterthur and the Technical University of Karlsruhe . At first he worked at Pflegehard and Haefeli in Zurich, from 1909 in Basel , where he joined the architecture firm von Widmer und Erlacher . His office Widmer, Erlacher, Calini built some representative buildings in Basel, such as the new building for the sample fair and the radio studio.

He was a member of the Free Democratic Party and was a member of the Basel Grand Council from 1920–1923, 1929–1935 and 1938–1941 . 1923–1925 he was a member of the Basel government council and headed the building department.

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SURNAME Calini, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss architect and politician (FDP)
DATE OF BIRTH February 9, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich
DATE OF DEATH April 19, 1943
Place of death Basel