About Hermann Billing
Lived 1867 – 1946 (aged 79). Hermann Billing was a German architect, university teacher, designer and non-fiction writer.
Hermann Billing (February 7, 1867, Karlsruhe – March 2, 1946, Karlsruhe) was a German Art Nouveau architect and designer.
He attended high school, Kunstgewerbeschule and architectural college, but completed none of them. Funded by his wealthy first wife, he started his work by taking part in competitions. He gained reputation for his avantgarde ideas and subsequently contracts for public buildings. After 1920, he was professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe and the University of Technology.
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Who was Hermann Billing?
German architect (1867–1946)
When was Hermann Billing born?
Hermann Billing was born on 7 February 1867 in Karlsruhe.
When did Hermann Billing die?
Hermann Billing died on 2 March 1946 in Karlsruhe.
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Hermann Billing was an architect, university teacher, designer and non-fiction writer.
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Hermann Billing was German.
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