About John Jager
Lived 1871 – 1959 (aged 88). John Jager was an American and Austrian architect and urban planner.
John Jager (Slovenized: Ivan Jager; May 16, 1871 – October 31, 1959) was a Slovene–American architect and urban planner.
John Jager was born in Bistra, Austria-Hungary (now Slovenia) at Railway Guard House 365A above the village, where his father worked as a railway guard. He was baptized Johann Jager. In Vienna, he worked as an assistant to Max Fabiani and met Avgusta Šantel. In 1901, he went to Beijing at the invitation of the Austrian government to build shelters for its soldiers during the Boxer Rebellion.
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Who was John Jager?
Slovene-American architect and city planner (1871–1959)
When was John Jager born?
John Jager was born on 16 May 1871 in Bistra.
When did John Jager die?
John Jager died on 31 October 1959 in Minneapolis.
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John Jager was an architect and urban planner.
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John Jager was American and Austrian.
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