Ernesto Korrodi

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Ernesto Korrodi
Portrait of Korrodi
Born
Ernst Korrodi

31 January 1870
Zurich, Switzerland
Died3 February 1944 (1944-02-04) (aged 74)
Leiria, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal
OccupationArchitect
Known forPioneering Art Nouveau architecture in Portugal


The Quinta da Cerca, Leiria, designed by Ernesto Korrodi

Ernesto Korrodi (Zürich, 31 January 1870 – Leiria, 3 February 1944), was a Swiss-born architect who moved to Portugal aged 19, spending the remainder of his life there.

He later adopted Portuguese citizenship, and married a Portuguese woman. He died in 1944.

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He has more than 400 works in all Portugal of which the most important are:

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