Paul Max Bertschy

Paul Max Bertschy (; 1 January 18401 February 1911) was a Baltic German architect, working mainly in what is now Latvia. He was the city architect of Liepāja for more than 30 years and designed numerous public and private buildings for the city, around 70 of which are extant.

Biography

Paul Max Bertschy was born in Strausberg in Germany, in a family of carpenters. He was one of nine children. This includes the former spa hospital (1871–1875), the Liepāja Gymnasium building (today owned by University of Liepāja) (1883–1884), the Lutheran Church of Saint Anne (1892–1893), the former district court building (now City Council), and numerous residential buildings.

Bertschy died in Liepāja in 1911. His archive is in Liepāja Museum. Many of the buildings which he designed are now marked with plaques bearing his name.