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After the start of [[World War I|First World war]] Gerhard von Tiesenhausen was drafted into [[Imperial Russian Army|Russian Imperial army]]. In 1916 he was sent to [[Tiraspol]] where he supervised construction works of a [[Barracks|military barracks]]. He died there in 26 October 1917 after an accident. |
After the start of [[World War I|First World war]] Gerhard von Tiesenhausen was drafted into [[Imperial Russian Army|Russian Imperial army]]. In 1916 he was sent to [[Tiraspol]] where he supervised construction works of a [[Barracks|military barracks]]. He died there in 26 October 1917 after an accident. |
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Stokholmas iela 25.JPG|Mansion on Stokholmas street 25, Riga. (1911) |
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Stokholmas iela 39.JPG|Mansion on Stokholmas street 39, Riga. (1912) |
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Stokholmas iela 69 (2).JPG|Residential (twin) house on Stokholmas street 69, Riga (1911) |
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Stokholmas iela 61-63.JPG|Residental (twin) house on Stokholmas street 61/63, Riga. (1911) |
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Revision as of 12:10, 27 October 2023
Gerhard von Tiesenhausen | |
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 von Tiesenhausen circa 1898 | |
| Born | Gerhard Diedrich Jakob von Tiesenhausen 26 March 1878 |
| Died | 26 October 1917 (aged 39) |
| Nationality | Baltic German |
| Known for | architecture |
| Movement | Art nouveau |
Gerhard Diedrich Jakob von Tiesenhausen (Latvian: Gerhards fon Tīzenhauzens; 26 March 1878, Tartu – 26 October 1917, Tiraspol) was a Livonian art nouveau architect. He was from the Tiesenhausens ancestry, father of Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen.[1]
Gerhard von Tiesenhausen was born in Dorpat (Tartu) 26 March 1878. His father was a Major General Carl Jacob Reinhold von Tiesenhausen, member of Baltic nobility.
He studied architecture in Riga Polytechnical Institute and graduated in 1906. During his studies he became member of student corporation Fraternitas Baltica.
In 1907 he supervised construction works of a lutheran church in Novorossiysk. Later he worked as an architect in St. Petersburg. In 1909 he returned to Riga and until 1910 was employed in the office of architect E. von Trompovsky. Later he actively participated in development of Keiserwald (Mežaparks) neighbourghood of Riga. Between 1911 and 1913 he designed 44 buildings there including his own family mansion.
After the start of First World war Gerhard von Tiesenhausen was drafted into Russian Imperial army. In 1916 he was sent to Tiraspol where he supervised construction works of a military barracks. He died there in 26 October 1917 after an accident.
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Mansion on Stokholmas street 25, Riga. (1911) -
Mansion on Stokholmas street 39, Riga. (1912) -
Residential (twin) house on Stokholmas street 69, Riga (1911) -
Residental (twin) house on Stokholmas street 61/63, Riga. (1911)
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References
- ^ Genealogisches Handbuch der baltischen Ritterschaften Estland, 1930 p.407[permanent dead link]
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