Conrad Wilhelm Hase (2 October 1818, Einbeck28 March 1902,

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) was a German architect and Professor. He was a prominent representative of the

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style and is known for his preservation work.

Biography

He was one of ten children born to a tax collector. In 1834, he began his architectural studies in Hanover. After completing those studies in 1838, he was unable to find employment, so he returned home to assist his father. On the advice of one of his teachers, Ernst Ebeling, he began an apprenticeship as a bricklayer with the builder, Christoph August Gersting. He passed his

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's examination in 1840. Helmut Knocke: "Gersting, Christoph August". In: ''Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon. Von den Anfängen bis in die Gegenwart.'' 2002, pg.130
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/ref> He then went to observe various style of architecture on a six-month tour throughout Germany. A scholarship from the city of Einbeck enabled him to complete his studies at the

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. In 1842, he returned to Hanover and took a position with Gersting's company. By 1843, he was able to obtain a position as construction manager for the Royal Hanoverian State Railways, where he designed and directed the work on several railway stations. In 1848, he began restoration work on the church at

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and found his true calling. The following year, he became a teacher at the Technical University of Hanover, and was one of the founders of the . His students there included Edwin Oppler, Heinrich Gerber, Wilhelm Walter, Georg Kegel and Richard Kampf. He married Agnes Maria Cornelia Leguinia Babnigg (1828–1865), a Hungarian singer, in 1853. They had three children. Two years after her death, he remarried; to Ottilie Franziska Annette Amalie Berckelmann (1832–1920) from Liebenburg.Biography by Günther Kokkelink
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/ref> He also participated in over 150 restoration projects. Among the awards he received were the Order of the Crown (1879), the

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(1892), and the

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(1894). His eightieth birthday was the occasion for numerous celebrations and honors. He died at his family's home, at the age of eighty-three. He was an honorary citizen of

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, and a street there is named after him.

Notable works

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building in Wennigsen (1862) File:Nicolaikirche Lüneburg Ondra.jpg, St. Nicolai, Lüneburg (restoration) File:Elisabethkirche von 1867 in Langenhagen IMG 6763.jpg, Elisabeth Church in

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und Bahnhof Nordstemmen". Vol. 7 of the ''Schriftenreihe des Heimat- und Geschichtsvereins Elze und seiner Ortsteile e. V.'', Elze 2007. * Markus Jager, Thorsten Albrecht, Jan Willem Huntebrinker (Eds.): ''Conrad Wilhelm Hase (1818–1902): Architekt, Hochschullehrer, Konsistorialbaumeister, Denkmalpfleger'', Imhof Verlag, 2019

External links

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Conrad Wilhelm Hase, Plan Collection
@ Kulturerbe Niedersachsen {{DEFAULTSORT:Hase, Conrad Wilhelm 1818 births 1902 deaths People from Einbeck 19th-century German architects Academic staff of Leibniz University Hannover