Jakob Gartner (6 October 1861 in

Přerov Přerov (; ) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 41,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Bečva River. In the past it was a major crossroad in the heart of Moravia in the Czech Republic. The historic city centre is we ...

– 15 April 1921 in

Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...

) was an Austrian Jewish architect.

Life

Gartner was born on 6 October 1861, came from a

Jewish Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of History of ancient Israel and Judah, ancient Israel and Judah. They also traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity, rel ...

family with five children. He studied in

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

, and then worked as an intern with other architects in

Bielitz Bielsko (, ) was until 1950 an independent town situated in Cieszyn Silesia, Poland. In 1951 it was joined with Biała Krakowska to form the new town of Bielsko-Biała. Bielsko constitutes the western part of that town. Bielsko was founded by ...

and Vienna. In 1888 he became independent and designed several dwellings and a synagogue. He died on 15 April 1921 in Vienna. He was laid to rest in

Döbling Döbling () is the 19th Districts of Vienna, district in the city of Vienna, Austria (). It is located in the north of Vienna, north of the districts Alsergrund and Währing. Döbling has some heavily populated urban areas with many residential bui ...

. Gartner designed several synagogues in historic Hungary, including

Debrecen Debrecen ( ; ; ; ) is Hungary's cities of Hungary, second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain Regions of Hungary, region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the large ...

Trnava Trnava (, , ; , also known by other #Names and etymology, alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, to the northeast of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river. It is the capital of the Trnava Region and the Trnava District. It is the seat o ...

(now Slovakia), Galgoc (today Slovakia), and

Târgu Mureş Târgu (Romanian language, Romanian for "the market") starts off the names of several places in Romania: *Târgu Bujor *Târgu Cărbunești *Târgu Frumos *Berbești, Târgu Gânguleşti *Târgu Jiu *Târgu Lăpuș *Logrești, Târgu Logreşti *Tâ ...

(today Romania). He was likely also the designer of the synagogue at the

Újpest Synagogue The Újpest Synagogue () is a Neolog Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 8 Berzeviczy Gergely Street, in Újpest, Budapest, Hungary. History Completed in 1866, designed in the Romanesque Revival and Moorish Revival styles, the synag ...

in Budapest. Some of his buildings were later destroyed during the

National Socialist Nazism (), formally named National Socialism (NS; , ), is the far-right totalitarian socio-political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Germany. During Hitler's rise to power, it was frequen ...

pogroms. He was married to Anna Lanzer.

Buildings

* 1885–1886:

, Budapest (presumption) * 1889: Pilsen Synagogue * 1890: Galgóczi Synagogue * 1892–1893: Holešov Synagogue * 1892–1896 Opava Synagogue, destroyed in 1938 * 1894: Debrecen Neological Synagogue * 1895–1897: Olmütz Synagogue, destroyed in 1939 * 1896: Humboldtgasse Synagogue, Vienna, Humboldtgasse 27, died in 1938 * 1897: "Zu drei Hähnen" Residential and commercial building, Brno * 1891: Synagogue in Trnava * 1898: Apartment house, Vienna, Alsergrund, Borschkegasse 8 * 1898: Kluckygasse Synagogue, Vienna, Kluckygasse 11, destroyed in 1938 * 1898: Prerau Synagogue * 1898: Simmeringer Synagogue, Vienna, Braunhubergasse 7, destroyed in 1938 * 1899–1900: The Târgu Mureş Synagogue * 1899–1901: Queen Elizabeth's Birthplace, Knöllgasse 22-24 Vienna * 1900–1901: Orlová Synagogue * 1901: Apartment house, Vienna, Wieden, Johann-Strauß-Gasse 32 * 1901–1902: Residential building, Vienna, Josefstadt, Albertgasse 36 * 1901–1904: Prostějov Synagogue * 1902: Residential building, Vienna, Innere Stadt, Biberstraße 4 * 1902: Residential, office and commercial building, Vienna, Innere Stadt, Stubenring 24 * 1904–1905: Residential and business house, Vienna, Stubenring 14 * 1905: Residential and business house, Vienna, Stubenring 2 * 1906: Apartment house, Vienna, Landstraße, Dapontegasse 4 * 1906–1907: Apartment House, Vienna, Mariahilf, Theoboldgasse 16 * 1907–1908: Siebenbrunnengasse Synagogue or Jubiläumstempel, Vienna, Margareten, Siebenbrunnengasse 1, destroyed in 1938 * 1908–1910: Kroměříž Synagogue * 1910: Wohn- und Geschäftshaus, Vienna * 1919: Pitești Synagogue,

Pitești Pitești () is a city in Romania, located on the river Argeș (river), Argeș. The capital and largest city of Argeș County, it is an important commercial and industrial center, as well as the home of two universities. Pitești is situated in th ...

Gallery

Debrecen, Petőfi tér, Zsinagóga. Fortepan 29736.jpg, Abbildung der Synagoge 1200 Wien.JPG, Humboldttempel 2 1900.jpg, Jubilaeumstempel 1900.jpg, Simmeringer Tempel 1900-2.jpg, Synagoga Olomouc (cropped).jpg, Troppauer tempel farbe.jpg, Orlau Synagogue - before the tramway - postcard.jpg, Sinagoga din Targu Mures.jpg, Trnava Synagoge Status Quo Ante 679.jpg, UjpestZsinagogaFotoThalerTamas.JPG, Café Prückel Vienna October 2006 002.jpg, Wien Stubenring 14.JPG, Hejčín, Dolní hejčínská 28 (01).jpg, 2019 Sinagoga AG-II-m-B-13414.jpg,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gartner, Jakob 1861 births 1921 deaths Austrian Jews 19th-century Austrian architects Jewish architects Synagogue architecture People from Přerov Moravian Jews