Hans Grässel
Hans Grässel ( born August 8, 1860 in Rehau, † March 10 or March 11, 1939 in Munich) was a German architect and construction officer, Mr in Munich. Among other things, he was regarded as an important cemetery and school architect.
Life and work
From 1877 to 1881 Grässel studied architecture at the Technical University of Munich. In 1877 he became a member of the Corps Rheno - Palatia Munich, which especially honors him to this day.
After graduation, he was initially 1881 to 1885 worked as Staatsbaupraktikant in Nuremberg and Bad Kissingen, before he took off in 1885 the examination for the Bavarian Staatsbaudienst. He was then to 1886 employees in the office of George of Hauberrisser. From 1886 to 1888 he was employed in the Royal Staatsbaudienst Landbauamt Munich, in 1888 the district engineer of the local building commission, 1890 Building Department for Building and 1900 man city building at Stadtbauamt Munich, from 1920 to 1928 then Director of Town Planning of Munich.
From 1912 to 1930 Grässel was also a lecturer at the Technical University of Munich. For Munich, he developed a remote cemetery concept. Among other things, designed in 1896, the bodies and funeral hall of the Munich North cemetery. He wrote prolifically on beyond the Munich architecture and cemetery design. In 1914 he had his first plans for the construction of a subway in Munich.
As Director of Town Planning, he had photographs of buildings make that should be demolished in order to document the old buildings of Munich. Published in 1999 a collection of these images in book form.
His body was buried in the old part of the forest cemetery (Munich ) in a grave of honor with respect to the funeral parlor.
Honors
Grässel in 1914, the Order Pour le Mérite awarded for science and the arts; after him the Hans Grässel Walk at Munich Forest Cemetery is also named. Also an honorary doctorate ( Dr. -Ing. Eh), he was awarded.