Walther Epstein
Walther Leo Epstein (born May 11, 1874 in Breslau ; † February 3, 1918 in Oberstdorf ) was a German architect and government master builder .
Life
Epstein came from a wealthy family in Breslau. His parents were the factory owner Joseph Epstein and his wife Marie Friedenthal. His brother was the chemist Friedrich Epstein .
Epstein studied architecture at the TH Munich , the TH Hannover and the TH Charlottenburg . During his studies he became a member of the Danubia Munich fraternity in 1894 . In 1899 he passed his first main examination in building construction and became a government building supervisor . The second main examination followed in 1903 and he became a government master builder. From 1903 he worked in the Prussian Ministry of Culture , in 1904 in St. Louis . He went on a study tour through North America , Japan , China and India . In 1905 he left the civil service. In the southwest of Berlin he built numerous villas and country houses , on which he also worked with Georg Kolbe , who supplied architectural sculptures for his buildings. Kolbe also created bronze busts of Epstein, his wife Else and his daughter Annemarie (married Meier-Graefe). In 1914 he took part in the Great Berlin Jubilee Exhibition.
His grave, the work of the sculptor Richard Scheibe , is located in the Evangelical Churchyard Nikolassee and is now a listed building.
Buildings (selection)
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- 1908: Landhaus Epstein, Grunewaldallee 20 (today Argentinische Allee 20) in Berlin-Zehlendorf
- 1910/11: House at Forststrasse 55 in Berlin-Zehlendorf
- 1912: Julius Meier-Graefe's country house , Kirchweg 28 / Im Mittelbusch 35 in Berlin-Nikolassee
- 1914: Leo von König's country house , Seestrasse, Berlin-Schlachtensee
literature
- Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume II: Artists. Winter, Heidelberg 2018, ISBN 978-3-8253-6813-5 , p. 174.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry in the Berlin State Monument List
- ^ The Epstein country house in Zehlendorf. In: Der Profanbau , year 1910, issue 14 (July 15, 1910), pp. 385–391.
- ↑ Entry in the Berlin State Monument List with further information
- ↑ Entry in the Berlin State Monument List
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Epstein, Walther |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Epstein, Walther Leo (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect and government master builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wroclaw |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 3, 1918 |
| Place of death | Oberstdorf |