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Leopold Ehrmann

1886 – 1951

Czech architect

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Lived 1886 – 1951 (aged 65). Leopold Ehrmann was a German architect.

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Leopold Ehrmann (6 March 1886 – 11 April 1951) was a Czech architect of German ethnicity. He lived in Prague.

Life Ehrmann was born on 6 March 1886 in Strakonice in southern Bohemia, then part of Austria-Hungary, as a son of local haberdashery shop owner. He studied in Plzeň and Vienna and set up an architectural practice in Prague. His notable projects included works carried out for the Prague Jewish community: the synagogues in Prague Smíchov and Karlín, the gate house, columbarium and prayer hall at the New Jewish Cemetery and an apartment building in Prague's New Town worked on with František Zelenka. Ehrmann’s best-known work is the Cubist tombstone for Franz Kafka's family grave at the New Jewish Cemetery (1924). In 1940 Ehrmann and his wife immigrated to the United States and settled in Chicago where he died on 11 April 1951.

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Who was Leopold Ehrmann?

Czech architect (1886–1951)

When was Leopold Ehrmann born?

Leopold Ehrmann was born on 6 March 1886 in Strakonice.

When did Leopold Ehrmann die?

Leopold Ehrmann died on 11 April 1951 in Chicago.

What was Leopold Ehrmann's occupation?

Leopold Ehrmann was an architect.

What nationality was Leopold Ehrmann?

Leopold Ehrmann was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Leopold Ehrmann

· Wikidata: Q12032975

· DBpedia: Leopold Ehrmann

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