Jaroslav Fragner
Czech architect and university educator
About Jaroslav Fragner
Lived 1898 – 1967 (aged 68). Jaroslav Fragner was a Czech architect, pedagogue, scenographer, painter, teacher and designer.
Jaroslav Fragner (25 December 1898 – 3 January 1967) was a Czech modernist architect. Fragner was one of the prominent designers of functionalist architecture in the Czech Republic. He contributed to the renovation of Prague Castle and designed several small weekend houses for relatives and friends, including Milča Mayerová. He was a member of the avant garde group Devětsil and later Mánes Union of Fine Arts.
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Who was Jaroslav Fragner?
Czech architect and university educator
When was Jaroslav Fragner born?
Jaroslav Fragner was born on 25 December 1898 in Prague.
When did Jaroslav Fragner die?
Jaroslav Fragner died on 3 January 1967 in Prague.
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Jaroslav Fragner was an architect, pedagogue, scenographer, painter, teacher and designer.
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Jaroslav Fragner was Czech.
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