Friedrich Adler (architect)
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Friedrich Adler was a German
architect
and archaeologist.
After having studied at the Academy
of Architecture
in his native Berlin
, he began teaching
there in 1855, and was soon famous for building churches.
Due to his profound knowledge of antique architecture, he took part of Ernst Curtius
' archaeological expedition to Asia Minor
.
He was part of the leading directory of the major excavations in Olympia
. and took part in the planning of the whole enterprise, which was at first scheduled to last no more than five years. At one point, he was even leader of the excavations. He was also the editor
, together with Ernst Curtius, of the publication of the excavations report.
Adler died in his home city of Berlin, aged 80.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
and archaeologist.
After having studied at the Academy
Academy
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of Architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
in his native Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, he began teaching
Teacher
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there in 1855, and was soon famous for building churches.
Due to his profound knowledge of antique architecture, he took part of Ernst Curtius
Ernst Curtius
You may be looking for Ernst Robert Curtius .Ernst Curtius was a German archaeologist and historian.-Biography:...
' archaeological expedition to Asia Minor
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
.
He was part of the leading directory of the major excavations in Olympia
Olympia, Greece
Olympia , a sanctuary of ancient Greece in Elis, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. Both games were held every Olympiad , the Olympic Games dating back possibly further than 776 BC...
. and took part in the planning of the whole enterprise, which was at first scheduled to last no more than five years. At one point, he was even leader of the excavations. He was also the editor
Editing
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, together with Ernst Curtius, of the publication of the excavations report.
Adler died in his home city of Berlin, aged 80.
Archaeological works (as co-editor, together with Ernst Curtius)
- Olympia. Results of the Excavation. Tome I-V (1890–1897)
- Olympia and its surroundings (2 maps and a plan, drawn by Adler's son-in-law Wilhelm DörpfeldWilhelm DörpfeldWilhelm Dörpfeld was a German architect and archaeologist, the pioneer of stratigraphic excavation and precise graphical documentation of archaeological projects...
and Johann August KaupertJohann August KaupertJohann August Kaupert was a German topographer and cartographer born in Kassel. He was a younger brother to sculptor Gustav Kaupert ....
; 1882)
Architectural works
Adler designed and built many structures, among them 300 churches, some villas, castles and manor houses, holiday resorts, urban residential buildings etc.- Lutheran St. Peter's Church, Berlin, as master builder for Heinrich StrackHeinrich StrackJohann Heinrich Strack was a German architect of the Schinkelschule. His notable works include the Berlin Victory Column.-Life:...
as of 1850 (destroyed in WW II) - Babelsberg Palace, Potsdam, as master builder for Heinrich StrackHeinrich StrackJohann Heinrich Strack was a German architect of the Schinkelschule. His notable works include the Berlin Victory Column.-Life:...
as of 1850 - Lutheran Village Church, GräbenGräbenGräben is a municipality in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany.-References:...
, as architect, refurbish, as of 1855 - Lutheran Christ Church, Berlin, as architect between 1862 and 1865 (destroyed in WW II)
- Lutheran Saint Thomas Church (Berlin)Saint Thomas Church (Berlin)St. Thomas Church is an Evangelical Church in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin. Friedrich Adler designed and built the church between 1865 and 1869...
, as architect between 1865 and 1869 (severely damaged in WW II, rebuilt) - Meyenburg Castle, MeyenburgMeyenburgMeyenburg is a town in the district of Prignitz, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 23 km northwest of Wittstock, and 18 km northeast of Pritzwalk....
, as architect, refurbish, as of 1865/1866 - Lutheran Christ and Garrison Church, WilhelmshavenWilhelmshavenWilhelmshaven is a coastal town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the western side of the Jade Bight, a bay of the North Sea.-History:...
, as architect between 1869 and 1872 (severely damaged in WW II, rebuilt) - Lutheran St. Peter's Church, Bromberg (today's Bydgoszcz), as architect between 1872 and 1878 (converted into Catholic Sts. Peter and Paul Church on 2 July 1945)
- Lutheran Redeemer ChurchLutheran Church of the Redeemer, JerusalemThe Lutheran Church of the Redeemer is the second Protestant church in the Old City of Jerusalem . It is a property of the Evangelical Jerusalem Foundation, one of the three foundations of the Evangelical Church in Germany in the Holy Land...
, Jerusalem, as architect, built after his designs by his pupil Paul Ferdinand Groth between 1893 and 1898
- Lutheran St. James Church, LuckenwaldeLuckenwaldeLuckenwalde is the capital of the Teltow-Fläming district in the German state of Brandenburg. It is situated on the Nuthe river north of the Fläming Heath, at the eastern rim of the Nuthe-Nieplitz Nature Park, about south of Berlin...
- Lutheran Village Church, Atzendorf (a part of today's StaßfurtStaßfurtStaßfurt is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on both sides of the river Bode, approximately northeast of Aschersleben, and south of Magdeburg. Pop. 23,538....
) - Lutheran St. Nicholas Church, Frankfurt upon Oder, as architect he designed and added a new double-towered façade
- Lutheran Church, Schwetz (today's ŚwiecieSwiecieŚwiecie is a town in northern Poland with 25,968 inhabitants , situated in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship ; it was previously in Bydgoszcz Voivodeship . It is the capital of Świecie County.-History:...
) - Calvinist Church, Insterburg (today's ChernyakhovskChernyakhovskChernyakhovsk is a town and the administrative center of Chernyakhovsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Instruch and the Angrapa Rivers, forming the Pregolya...
) - Lutheran Castle Church of All SaintsAll Saints' Church, WittenbergAll Saints' Church, commonly referred to as Schlosskirche, meaning "Castle Church" — to distinguish it from the "town church", the Stadtkirche of St. Mary — and sometimes known as the Reformation Memorial Church, is a Lutheran church in Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany...
, WittenbergWittenbergWittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is a city in Germany in the Bundesland Saxony-Anhalt, on the river Elbe. It has a population of about 50,000....
, as architect he directed the intrusive renovation between 1883 and 1892 - Lutheran St. Peter's CathedralSchleswig CathedralSchleswig Cathedral , officially the Cathedral of St. Peter at Schleswig , is the main church of Schleswig and was the cathedral of the Bishop of Schleswig until the diocese was dissolved in 1624...
, Schleswig, as architect he designed and added a new western main tower between 1888 and 1894 - Catholic St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Bad WimpfenBad WimpfenBad Wimpfen is an historic spa town in the district of Heilbronn in the Baden-Württemberg region of southern Germany. It lies north of the city of Heilbronn, on the river Neckar.-Geography:...
, as architect he renovated the church and designed and completed the unaccomplished towers between 1898 and 1902