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Bernhard Bielenstein

1877 – 1959

German architect

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About Bernhard Bielenstein

Lived 1877 – 1959 (aged 81). Bernhard Bielenstein was a German and Russian architect.

Bernhard Max August Bielenstein ( – 14 April 1959) was a Baltic German architect.

Bernhard Bielenstein was born in Doblen in a family of pastor, linguist and ethnographer August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein. He studied at the Riga Polytechnic Institute (present-day Riga Technical University). He graduated in 1904, and thereafter continued his studies in Berlin. In 1905 he set up his own architectural firm in Riga. In addition, he worked at the Riga Mortgage Association. In 1907 he married Betty von Bergmann. During World War I, he worked at different military offices in Pskov and Vitebsk. From 1918, he again worked as an architect in Riga. In 1925 Riga German Landlord Society elected Bielenstein as a secretary. In 1931 he became member of the board of the Riga sickness fund. In 1939, he together with majority of Baltic Germans moved to Germany. He died in Heilbronn. In Riga he designed more than 30 residential buildings, mostly in a rationalistic form of Art Nouveau, though some of his buildings also bear influences from Latvian National Romantic style.

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Polytechnical Institute Riga
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Bernhard Max August Bielenstein

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Who was Bernhard Bielenstein?

German architect (1877-1959)

When was Bernhard Bielenstein born?

Bernhard Bielenstein was born on 21 August 1877 in Dobele.

When did Bernhard Bielenstein die?

Bernhard Bielenstein died on 14 April 1959 in Heilbronn.

What was Bernhard Bielenstein's occupation?

Bernhard Bielenstein was an architect.

What nationality was Bernhard Bielenstein?

Bernhard Bielenstein was German and Russian.

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· Wikipedia: Bernhard Bielenstein

· Wikidata: Q16937590

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