Karl Burman sen. ( – 10 May 1965) was an Estonian

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and

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. Burman was born in

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. His younger brother was artist

Paul Burman Paul Burman (28 February 1888 in Kamianets-Podilskyi – 3 June 1934 in Tallinn) was an Estonian painter and graphic artist of Baltic Germans, Baltic German descent. He was the elder brother of architect and painter Karl Burman. Burman moved to E ...

. In 1900 he attended the Stroganov Art School in

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, and then between 1901 and 1902 he attended the Stieglitz Art School in

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(now Saint Petersburg Art and Industry Academy). Then he studied architecture at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts throughout 1902–1909. He died in

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. ''Romantik Burman'' was an exhibition celebrating his work at the

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from 19 June to 7 September 2003.postcard issued by the Estonian Architecture Museum for the exhibition

Gallery

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branch of the

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6948PangahooneTartus.jpg, Munga 18, the original branch building of the Bank of Estonia in

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References

1882 births 1965 deaths People from Sumy People from Sumsky Uyezd Estonian people of Baltic German descent Art Nouveau architects Estonian architects Soviet architects Stroganov Moscow State Academy of Arts and Industry alumni Burials at Metsakalmistu {{Estonia-architect-stub