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Jakob Gartner

1861 – 1921

Austrian architect

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Lived 1861 – 1921 (aged 59). Jakob Gartner was an Austrian and Czech architect.

Jakob Gartner, sometimes Jacob Gartner (6 October 1861 in Přerov – 15 April 1921 in Vienna) was an Austrian Jewish architect.

Life Gartner was born on 6 October 1861, came from a Jewish family with five children. He studied in Brno, and then worked as an intern with other architects in Bielitz and Vienna. In 1888 he became independent and designed several dwellings and a synagogue. He died on 15 April 1921 in Vienna.

Some of his buildings were later destroyed during the National Socialist pogroms.

Gartner was married to Anna Lanzer.

Buildings 1885–1886: Újpest Synagogue, Budapest (presumption) 1889: Pilsen Synagogue 1890: Galgóczi Synagogue 1892–1893: Holešov Synagogue 1892–1896 Opava Synagogue, destroyed in 1938 1894: Debrecen Neological Synagogue 1895–1897: Olmütz Synagogue, destroyed in 1939 1896: Humboldtgasse Synagogue, Vienna, Humboldtgasse 27, died in 1938 1897: "Zu drei Hähnen" Residential and commercial building, Brno 1891: Synagogue in Trnava 1898: Apartment house, Vienna, Alsergrund, Borschkegasse 8 1898: Kluckygasse Synagogue, Vienna, Kluckygasse 11, destroyed in 1938 1898: Prerau Synagogue 1898: Simmeringer Synagogue, Vienna, Braunhubergasse 7, destroyed in 1938 1899–1900: The Târgu Mureş Synagogue 1899–1901: Queen Elizabeth's Birthplace, Knöllgasse 22-24 Vienna 1900–1901: Orlová Synagogue 1901: Apartment house, Vienna, Wieden, Johann-Strauß-Gasse 32 1901–1902: Residential building, Vienna, Josefstadt, Albertgasse 36 1901–1904: Prostějov Synagogue 1902: Residential building, Vienna, Innere Stadt, Biberstraße 4 1902: Residential, office and commercial building, Vienna, Innere Stadt, Stubenring 24 1904–1905: Residential and business house, Vienna, Stubenring 14 1905: Residential and business house, Vienna, Stubenring 2 1906: Apartment house, Vienna, Landstraße, Dapontegasse 4 1906–1907: Apartment House, Vienna, Mariahilf, Theoboldgasse 16 1907–1908: Siebenbrunnengasse Synagogue or Jubiläumstempel, Vienna, Margareten, Siebenbrunnengasse 1, destroyed in 1938 1908–1910: Kroměříž Synagogue 1910: Wohn- und Geschäftshaus, Vienna 1919: Pitești Synagogue, Pitești Gallery

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Who was Jakob Gartner?

Austrian architect (1861–1921)

When was Jakob Gartner born?

Jakob Gartner was born on 6 October 1861 in Přerov.

When did Jakob Gartner die?

Jakob Gartner died on 15 April 1921 in Vienna.

What was Jakob Gartner's occupation?

Jakob Gartner was an architect.

What nationality was Jakob Gartner?

Jakob Gartner was Austrian and Czech.

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· Wikipedia: Jakob Gartner

· Wikidata: Q89682

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