Reinhold Persius
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Ernst Ludwig Reinhold Persius (27 August 1835, Potsdam - 12 December 1912, Berlin) was a German architect and Prussian building official.
Life and work
He was the fourth of six children born to the Royal Architect,
In 1859, he won first prize at the Academy's architecture competition, which enabled him to study in Southern France and Italy. In 1860, he returned to the Bauakademie, where he studied for four years, obtaining the title of Master Builder. He then took part in the reconstruction of Hohenzollern Castle, until 1867. In the winter months, he travelled to Austria, Italy, England and France.
In 1867, he was appointed a Court Architect and received a teaching position at the Bauakademie, which he kept until 1876, when he succeeded
Much of his work involved renovations and reconstructions. During the 1870s, he designed several villas, including the Villa Fischbach and the Villa Mühlberg , on Puschkinallee; both of which are now historical monuments.
Sources
- Oskar Hossfeld: "Reinhold Persius" (obituary) In: Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung , Vol.33, #5, 1913 (Online)
- Ulrike Bröcker: Die Potsdamer Vorstädte 1861–1900. Von der Turmvilla zum Mietwohnhaus, 2nd ed., Werdersche Verlagsgesellschaft, Worms 2005, pg.292 ISBN 3-88462-208-0
External links
Media related to Reinhold Persius at Wikimedia Commons
- Literature by and about Reinhold Persius in the German National Library catalogue
- Projects by Reinhold Persius @ the Architecture Museum, Technical University of Berlin