Wilhelm Leyn
Wilhelm Leyn (born November 12, 1875 in Hanover ; † April 2, 1921 there ) was a German architect .
Life
The Schauburg in Hanover, “Built according to the drafts and under the supervision of the architects Leyn and Goedecke .”
Postcard number 1101 from Karl F. Wunder
Postcard number 1101 from Karl F. Wunder
Born in the early days of the German Empire , Wilhelm Leyn studied architecture after attending school from 1894 to 1897 in his hometown at the Technical University there and in Munich from 1897 to 1900 at the Technical University there .
In 1901 Leyn became a member of the Hanoverian Bauhütte zum Weißen Blatt .
From 1909 to 1920 Leyn worked independently with the architect Rudolf Goedecke .
Wilhelm Leyn died at the beginning of the Weimar Republic at the young age of only 45 years.
Works (selection)
- together with Rudolf Goedecke : the Schauspielhaus Schauburg , which opened in 1911 with Goethe's Faust. A tragedy. opened
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c d Friedrich Lindau : Wilhelm Leyn , in ders: Hanover. Reconstruction and destruction. The city in dealing with its architectural identity. Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft, Hanover, 2001 (2nd edition), ISBN 3-87706-607-0 , p. 329
- ^ Friedrich Lindau: Rudolf Goedecke , in that: Hanover. Reconstruction and Destruction ... , 2001 (2nd edition), ISBN 3-87706-607-0 , p. 324
- ↑ Dieter Brosius : 1911 , in: Hannover Chronik , p. 148
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leyn, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect of historicism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 2, 1921 |
| Place of death | Hanover |