Robert Curjel (born 17 December 1859 in St. Gallen, Switzerland; died 18 August 1925 in Emmett, Switzerland)[1] was a German-Swiss architect.

Robert Curjel
Born17 December 1859
Died18 August 1925
Alma materKarlsruhe Institute of Technology and Technical University of Munich
ChildrenHans Curjel

Early life and education

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Curjel attended the Technical University of Karlsruhe and the Technical University of Munich.[2] In 1888, he founded the architectural firm Curjel and Moser with Karl Moser.[3][4] From 1916, Curiel worked for the Badischer Baubund.[5]

Buildings

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Family

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Curjel and his wife Marie Curjel (née Hermann) were both Jewish. Marie committed suicide on 27 April 1940 because of the threat of deportation to a concentration camp.

His daughter Gertrud (b. 5 March 1893) was murdered in Auschwitz concentration camp in February 1943. His son Hans Curjel (b. 1 May 1896; d. 3 January 1974) was an art historian, conductor, and theatre director, who successfully emigrated to Switzerland in 1933.

References

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  1. ^ "Curjel, Robert". hls-dhs-dss.ch (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  2. ^ Kleinmanns, Joachim (2016-01-15). "KIT - saai - Bestand - Personen". www.saai.kit.edu (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  3. ^ "Robert Curjel". archINFORM.
  4. ^ "Robert Curjel – Stadtlexikon". stadtlexikon.karlsruhe.de. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  5. ^ "Robert Curjel | Art Nouveau World". art.nouveau.world. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  6. ^ "ArchitekturBasel - Pauluskirche von Curjel & Moser | Basler Baukultur entdecken. No 54". Architekturbasel - News aus der Architekturstadt Am Rheinknie (in Swiss High German). 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
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