- Moritz Landé
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Moritz Landé (1829–1888) was a German architect of Jewish origin. Landé was born in 1829 in Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland. He was the son of Löbel Landé, a merchant from Ostrów. Initially educated at home in Ostrów under the supervision of a private teacher, he continued his studies in Wrocław, Breslau. Finally he moved away to live with his uncle Jacob Landé, who was an architect. In 1857 he married Sophie Block (1835–1913). They had five children.
Landé designed and oversaw the construction of The New Synagogue in Ostrow Wielkopolski (1857–1860). Its cornerstone was placed on April 7, 1857; and the construction of the synagogue was completed in 1860. After the completion of the synagogue, the Landés moved to Berlin. There he designed a house for his family. The house was located on one of the main streets in the city center. He also designed a Jewish cemetery in Weißensee, a district of Berlin. Moritz Landé died in 1888 in Berlin, Germany and is buried, together with his wife, Sophie in Weißensee.
References
- Jarosław Biernaczyk: Saga rodu Landé z Ostrowa Wielkopolskiego. fzp.net.pl. [dostęp 2010-10-05].
Categories:- German Jews
- German architects
- 19th-century architects
- 1829 births
- 1888 deaths
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