Matteo Pertsch (1769  April 11, 1834) was a classical architect

Architect

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 responsible for many historic structures in Trieste

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He was born in Buchhorn (now Friedrichshafen, Germany

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) to a family of German origin. In 1790 he went to Milan

Milan

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 to study in the Brera Academy of Fine Arts. While there, he was a student of celebrated Italian architect Giuseppe Piermarini

Giuseppe Piermarini

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Pertsch married Maddalena Vogel in 1802, who gave him three daughters and four sons. Three of the four sons continued in their father's craft as architects.

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