Richard Saran

Richard Saran (full name Alexander Richard Saran ; born October 3, 1852 in Magdeburg , † January 5, 1925 in Berlin ) was a German architect and Prussian construction clerk . From 1906 he worked in the Prussian Ministry of Public Works and was involved in the design and planning of many state buildings, especially regional councils.

Richard Saran was the father of the journalist Mary Saran , the brother-in-law of the diplomat Johannes Kriege and the uncle of the lawyer Walter Kriege .

Life

Born as the son of a pastor in Magdeburg, Saran studied at the Berlin Building Academy and passed the final construction manager examination in January 1876. He worked as a government building supervisor ( trainee lawyer in public construction) in the building administration of the city of Berlin until he passed the examination to become a government building master ( assessor in public construction) around 1881 . After working for the district governments in Magdeburg and Minden for a long time , he worked as a district building inspector in Wolmirstedt from 1889 . In 1896 Saran was appointed government and building officer, initially he worked with this rank in Königsberg (East Prussia) until he was transferred to Wiesbaden in 1901 .

High Presidium of the Rhine Province in Koblenz

Extension of the Gumbinnen district government (1908–1910)

1906 Saran was as a lecturer Council appointed to the Prussian Ministry of Public Works, where he worked as head of department for construction matters related to regional councils, in addition he was entrusted with tasks in the field of human resources. Later he was also entrusted with the building affairs of the Foreign Office and with the report on the buildings of the state theaters and museums. In the latter function, Saran came in 1912 when planning the New Royal Opera House in Berlin in the firing line of massive criticism, which mainly the freelance architects exercised against the approach and planning of the authorities. During the First World War he was involved in the planning for the reconstruction of East Prussia , which had been badly damaged by the Russian Tsar's army at the beginning of the war . His last rank or title was that of a secret senior building councilor . On April 1, 1919, he was released from civil service.

Awards (selection)

In 1911 he was awarded the Royal Crown Order, Second Class , as a lecturing councilor in the Ministry of Public Works .

Buildings (selection)

1907–1908: Catholic parish church St. Joseph in Eppenhain (Taunus)
1907–1909: Catholic parish church St. Josef in Frankfurt-Höchst
1907–1910: Administration building of the Upper Presidium of the Rhine Province in Koblenz , Rheinanlagen (with service villa of the Upper President)
1908–1910: Extension of the district government in Gumbinnen (East Prussia) ( Gussew , Russia)
1908–1911: Administrative building of the district government in Allenstein (East Prussia) ( Olsztyn , Poland)
1914/1915: Government building (so until 1929), from 1961 town hall in Arolsen

literature

Saran, Richard . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 29 : Rosa – Scheffauer . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1935, p. 461 .
Albert Hofmann: Richard Saran. Retrospect for his 70th birthday. In: Deutsche Bauzeitung . Volume 56, No. 91, November 15, 1922, pp. 511-512 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Commemoration for Richard Saran and Max Guth in the Architects and Engineers Association Berlin. In: Deutsche Bauzeitung . 59th volume, No. 14, February 18, 1925, p. 112 (PDF, delibra.bg.polsl.pl ).
P. Böttger: Memory words in memory of Richard Saran. In: Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung . Volume 45, No. 7, February 18, 1925, pp. 71–72 ( digital.zlb.de ).

Individual evidence

↑ Kulenkampff'sche Family Foundation (ed.): Stammtafeln of the Kulenkampff family. Verlag BC Heye & Co., Bremen 1959, pp. 47-50. (Line John Daniel Meier, JDM)
↑ Personal News . In: Deutsche Bauzeitung . 10th year, no. 6 . Stuttgart January 19, 1876, p. 29 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
^ Personal details - Prussia . In: Verkehrstechnik week and railway technology magazine . 13th year, no. 3-4 . Verlag Verkehrstechnische Woche, Berlin January 25, 1919, p. 40 , right column in the middle ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
^ Official notices - Prussia . In: Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung . 31st year, no. 65 . W. Ernst & Sohn, Berlin August 12, 1911, p. 401 , left column ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
↑ Information on the Oberpräsident-Dienstvilla on the website of the Oberlandesgericht Koblenz.

personal data
SURNAME	Saran, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German architect and Prussian building officer
DATE OF BIRTH	October 3, 1852
PLACE OF BIRTH	Magdeburg
DATE OF DEATH	January 5, 1925
Place of death	Berlin

[KulenkStammtafeln-1] Kulenkampff'sche Family Foundation (ed.): Stammtafeln of the Kulenkampff family. Verlag BC Heye & Co., Bremen 1959, pp. 47-50. (Line John Daniel Meier, JDM)

[2] Personal News . In: Deutsche Bauzeitung . 10th year, no. 6 . Stuttgart January 19, 1876, p. 29 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

[3] Personal details - Prussia . In: Verkehrstechnik week and railway technology magazine . 13th year, no. 3-4 . Verlag Verkehrstechnische Woche, Berlin January 25, 1919, p. 40 , right column in the middle ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

[4] Official notices - Prussia . In: Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung . 31st year, no. 65 . W. Ernst & Sohn, Berlin August 12, 1911, p. 401 , left column ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

[5] Information on the Oberpräsident-Dienstvilla on the website of the Oberlandesgericht Koblenz.