Wilhelm Bockslaff
Vilhelms Bokslafs | |
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Born | Wilhelm Ludwig Nicholas Bockslaff 12 October 1858 Riga, Russian Empire |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Poznań, Poland |
Nationality | Baltic German |
Education | Riga Polytechnicum |
Known for | Architecture |
Movement | Eclecticism, Art Nouveau |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Wilhelm Ludwig Nicholas Bockslaff (Latvian: Vilhelms Bokslafs) (October 12, 1858, Riga - March 9, 1945, Poznań) was a Baltic German architect working in Riga.[1] He is considered one of the most important representatives of Eclecticism, Neo-Gothic and Art Nouveau styles in the city. He is noted in particular for his construction of churches.
Biography
Wilhelm Bockslaff was born in Riga in 12th. October 1858. His father was a wealthy merchant and industrialist Nicholas Ludwig Bockslaff. In 1878 he started architecture studies in Riga Polytechnicum and graduated in 1885. After graduation he stayed in the polytechnikum to work as an assistant. He also worked in the offices of architect's Johann Koch and Heinrich Scheel. Later he established his own architects office. In this period he studied the history of St. Peter's church in Riga and other medieval buildings in the city. In 1894 he married Eva Riker.
Bockslaff worked mainly in eclectic styles especially in Neo-Gothic. However he also designed buildings in forms of Art Nouveau. Most notable buildings are Jaunmokas Manor near Tukums and Commercial school in Riga (Now Art Academy of Latvia). Architect also restored many manors after the Revolution of 1905. He also has designed large number of churches and various industrial objects like factories and water towers.
In the 1930s he designed an impressive memorial for him and his wife in Riga Great Cemetery. However only his wife was buried there in 1939. He himself was forced to leave Latvia together with a majority of Baltic Germans and settled in Posen. He died in March 9, 1945 in Posen. His daughter buried him in the garden of their residence. After the war he was anonymously reburied in a local cemetery.
In honor of the architects 150th birthday a monument was erected in the park of Mālpils Manor.
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Jaunmokas Manor. Built in 1901
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Commercial School built in 1902-1905. (Now Art Academy of Latvia.)
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Church of the Cross, Riga. Built in 1910
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Water tower at the Alīses street 4, Riga. Built in 1910
See also
- Dzelzava Manor
- Jaunmokas Manor
- Jaunpils Castle
- Lielstraupe Castle
- Mālpils Manor
- Taurupe Manor
- Vecbebri Manor
- List of Baltic German architects
References
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