Friedrich Hitzig
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Georg Friedrich Heinrich Hitzig (November 8, 1811, Berlin
- October 11, 1881, Berlin) was a German
architect
, born into the Jewish Itzig family
, converted to Lutheranism
. He was a student of Karl Friedrich Schinkel
.
After his diploma in 1835 he founded an architectural practice in Berlin
. In 1855 Hitzig became a member of the Prussian Academy of Arts. In 1868 he became senator and in 1875 president of the academy. in 1880 he was elected department head for building construction of the Academy of Civil Engineering.
For his work he made several educational journeys to Italy, Egypt and Greece (1845/57/64).
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...
- October 11, 1881, Berlin) was a German
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...
, born into the Jewish Itzig family
Itzig family
Many of the thirteen children of Daniel Itzig and Miriam Wulff, and their descendants and spouses, had significant impact on both Jewish and German social and cultural history...
, converted to Lutheranism
Lutheranism
Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the theology of Martin Luther, a German reformer. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...
. He was a student of Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Karl Friedrich Schinkel was a Prussian architect, city planner, and painter who also designed furniture and stage sets. Schinkel was one of the most prominent architects of Germany and designed both neoclassical and neogothic buildings.-Biography:Schinkel was born in Neuruppin, Margraviate of...
.
After his diploma in 1835 he founded an architectural practice in 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...
. In 1855 Hitzig became a member of the Prussian Academy of Arts. In 1868 he became senator and in 1875 president of the academy. in 1880 he was elected department head for building construction of the Academy of Civil Engineering.
For his work he made several educational journeys to Italy, Egypt and Greece (1845/57/64).
Notable buildings
- 1848 - 1891 Castle Neetzow
- 1854 - 1855 Castle Bredenfelde
- 1859 - 1864 Berliner BörseBerliner BörseBörse Berlin AG is a stock exchange based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 1685 through an edict of Great Elector Friedrich Wilhelm and is one of the oldest exchanges in Germany...
(Berlin Stock Exchange), Burgstraße (destroyed in 1945) - 1868 - 1871 the Kronenberg Palace in WarsawWarsawWarsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
(Poland) - 1869 - 1878 ReichsbankReichsbankThe Reichsbank was the central bank of Germany from 1876 until 1945. It was founded on 1 January 1876 . The Reichsbank was a privately owned central bank of Prussia, under close control by the Reich government. Its first president was Hermann von Dechend...
(German central bank), Jägerstraße, Berlin, (destroyed in 1945) - 1877 - 1881 Refurbishing of the ZeughausZeughausThe Zeughaus of Berlin is the oldest structure on the Unter den Linden. It was built by the Brandenburg Elector Frederick III between 1695 and 1730 in the baroque style, to be used as an artillery arsenal...
in Berlin - 1878 - 1884 old main building of the Royal Technical College, Berlin-CharlottenburgCharlottenburgCharlottenburg is a locality of Berlin within the borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, named after Queen consort Sophia Charlotte...
- Embassy of Switzerland, Berlin-TiergartenTiergartenTiergarten is a locality within the borough of Mitte, in central Berlin . Notable for the great and homonymous urban park, before German reunification, it was a part of West Berlin...
- Refurbishing of a markethall to the Großes SchauspielhausGroßes SchauspielhausThe Großes Schauspielhaus was a theatre in Berlin, Germany, often described as an example of expressionist architecture, designed by Hans Poelzig for theatre impresario Max Reinhardt . The structure was originally a market built by architect Friedrich Hitzig, and it retained its external, gabled...
, later the Friedrichsstadtpalast in Berlin - Numerous villasVillaA villa was originally an ancient Roman upper-class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became small farming compounds, which were increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity,...
and houses in the districts of FriedrichstadtFriedrichstadt (Berlin)Friedrichstadt was an independent suburb of Berlin, and is now a historical neighborhood of the city itself. The neighborhood is named after the Prussian king Frederick I.-Geography:...
and Tiergarten - Leipziger Platz 12Leipziger Platz 12Leipziger Platz 12 was the address of a former mansion designed by Friedrich Hitzig. Located on the fashionable Leipziger Platz, the building was the location of the British legation from 1859 to 1878, and the Turkish embassy from 1878 to 1896...
, a mansion then the British and later Ottoman embassy
See also
- Itzig familyItzig familyMany of the thirteen children of Daniel Itzig and Miriam Wulff, and their descendants and spouses, had significant impact on both Jewish and German social and cultural history...