Wilhelm Sander

Wilhelm Sander ( born December 10, 1860 in Berlin, † November 22, 1930 in Lüderitz ) was an especially in the German colony of South West Africa, now Namibia, active architect and building contractor ( in company Sander & Kock ).

Life and works

Sander studied at the Baugewerkschule Hoexter and worked initially in Berlin, where, among others, from 1892 to 1895 he created the Emisch - house and other houses of the villa colony West-field lights. In 1901, he came with an employment of the German Colonial Society for Southwest Africa to German South-West Africa. In the capital, Windhoek, he unfolded to a visible today rich Contracting: so the Erkrath - Gatheman - Crown Prince - building complex on Independence Avenue are some of his works; Sander has also worked on the " Ink Palace ". As the clearest sign of his work may well apply the three Windhoek city - castles: the Heinitzburg, the Schwerin Castle and the Sanderburg. Similarly Sander created from 1907 to 1908 and the Duwisib castle southwest of Malta height. Keetmanshoop owes the German Lutheran Church of his work.

Wilhelm Sander was married twice: in 1910 and 1921 Eck born with Paola born with Else Froebel. In 1922 he moved to Lüderitz, where he died in 1930.

Structures

A selection of Sander planned or built structures:

Sanderburg

Schwerin castle

Erkrath - Gatheman - Crown Prince - building complex

Duwisib

• Architect ( Germany )
• Architect ( Namibia)
• History ( Namibia)
• Person ( German colonial history )
• Born in 1860
• Died in 1930
• German
• Man