Adolf Eichler

Adolf Eichler (November 8, 1869 – February 5, 1911) was a Russian civil architect of German origin, best known for building the Saviour's Church (at the age of 24) and participating in boulevard development, both in Baku. He committed suicide after developing smallpox in 1911.

Early life and family Adolf Eichler was born on November 8, 1869, to Wilhelm Edward Eichler and Yelena Elisabeth Eichler (née Govorko) in his mother's hometown Oryol. His father moved to Baku already in 1864, his elder sister Wilhelmina Elisabeth (1866) and younger sister Victorina Valentina (1870) were both born in Baku. His younger brother Robert Karl died early at the age of 1 in 1881. After his father's death in 1891 at the age of 66, his education was supervised by his uncle Karl-Edward. He was sent to achieve higher education in St. Petersburg. Among his other projects Ashumov's Mosque is also spectacular one. He was appointed chief architect of second section of Baku centrum in 1904. In the same year he established a charity organisation named "Manger".

Personal life

He was married to Lidia Eleonora-Nagel on 24 July 1907 who was from a Roman Catholic family. Their children Irene (1908) and Cornelia (1910) were both baptized in Saviour's Church, Baku. However, not long after his second daughter's birth, he contracted smallpox and shot himself on 5 February 1911. He was buried in Lutheran Cemetery of Baku (which was destroyed during Soviet rule in 1928).

Major works BuildingPhotoDesignedConstructedImam Husayn Mosque