Robert Curjel
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Robert Curjel | |
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| Born | 17 December 1859 |
| Died | 18 August 1925 |
| Alma mater | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Technical University of Munich |
| Children | Hans Curjel |
Robert Curjel (born 17 December 1859 in St. Gallen, Switzerland; died 18 August 1925 in Emmett, Switzerland)[1] was a German-Swiss architect.
Early life and education
Curjel attended the Technical University of Karlsruhe and the Technical University of Munich.[2] In 1888, he founded the architectural firm Curjel and Moser with Karl Moser.[3][4] From 1916, Curiel worked for the Badischer Baubund.[5]
Buildings
- Johanneskirche in Bern (1893)
- Christ Church in Karlsruhe (1900)
- Südwestdeutsche Landesbank in Karlsruhe (1901)
- St Paul's Church in Basel (1901)[6]
- Langmatt Museum in Baden (1902)
- St John's Church in Mannheim (1904)
- St Paul's Church, Bern (1905)
- Kunsthaus Zürich (1910)
- Basel Badischer, Basel (1913)
- Main building of the University of Zürich (1913)
Family
A branch of the Curiel family, Curjel and his wife Marie Curjel (née Hermann) were both Jewish. Marie committed suicide on 27 April 1940 because of the threat of deportation to a concentration camp.
His daughter Gertrud (b. 5 March 1893) died in Auschwitz concentration camp in February 1943. His son Hans Curjel (b. 1 May 1896; d. 3 January 1974) was an art historian, conductor, and theatre director, who successfully emigrated to Switzerland in 1933.
References
- ^ "Curjel, Robert". hls-dhs-dss.ch (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- ^ Kleinmanns, Joachim (2016-01-15). "KIT - saai - Bestand - Personen". www.saai.kit.edu (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- ^ "Robert Curjel". archINFORM.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Robert Curjel – Stadtlexikon". stadtlexikon.karlsruhe.de. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- ^ "Robert Curjel | Art Nouveau World". art.nouveau.world. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ "ArchitekturBasel - Pauluskirche von Curjel & Moser | Basler Baukultur entdecken. No 54" (in Swiss High German). 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
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