About Alberta Pfeiffer
Lived 1899 – 1994 (aged 94). Alberta Pfeiffer was an American architect.
Alberta Raffl Pfeiffer (September 17, 1899 – August 5, 1994) was one of the first female architects in the state of Illinois and was the first woman to win the school medal for academic excellence from the American Institute of Architects.
Biography Alberta Raffl was born on September 17, 1899, in Red Bud, Illinois, to Albert L. and Johanna (née Rau) Raffl. In 1919, she enrolled as one of the first women to attend the University of Illinois School of Architecture in Urbana-Champaign. After graduation, she began working as a draftsman at Tallmadge and Watson and was selected to teach in the architecture department of the University of Illinois.
She died on August 5, 1994, in Hadlyme.
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Who was Alberta Pfeiffer?
American architect (1899–1994)
When was Alberta Pfeiffer born?
Alberta Pfeiffer was born on 17 September 1899 in Red Bud.
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Alberta Pfeiffer died on 5 August 1994 in Hadlyme North Historic District.
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Alberta Pfeiffer was an architect.
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Alberta Pfeiffer was American.
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