Gustav Gugitz
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Gustav Adolf Franz Xavier Gugitz (10 May 1836 in Klagenfurt – 17 July 1882 in Vienna) was an Austrian architect.
Life
Gugitz was the youngest of four siblings. He was the son of the businessman Josef Anton Gugitz (1798–12 September 1872) and Maria Elisabeth Decrignis (1803–20 June 1874). In 1852, he had completed his schooling and moved to Vienna to attend the
In 1858, he attempted to become
He received the
Gugitz then opened his own studio in 1869. Philipp Haas made many orders, including another department store in
In 1872, he began preparing for the
He married Susanna Martinetti-Isella (1849–1929) in March 1874, who was biologically the daughter of the architect Martin Martinetti but who had been adopted by the painter Pietro Isella and his wife Susanna. The family made their home in Döbling; they had a son who died in infancy, and four daughters.
After a period of failing health, Gugitz died of heart disease on 17 July 1882, at the age of 46, in his home in Döbling. He was buried in the family vault in
References
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- Heimo Kramer (1 December 2012). "Das schönste Baujuwel" [The Most Beautiful Architectural Jewel]. Kleine Zeitung. Retrieved 2014-02-27.