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Robert Curjel

German-Swiss architect

Robert Curjel (born 17 December 1859 in St. Gallen, Switzerland; died 18 August 1925 in Emmett, Switzerland) was a German-Swiss architect.2

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Born Dec 17, 1859, died Aug 18, 1925.1

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Early life and education

  • Date not recordedTechnical University of Munich3
  • Date not recordedKarlsruhe Institute of Technology3

Curjel attended the Technical University of Karlsruhe and the Technical University of Munich. In 1888, he founded the architectural firm Curjel and Moser with Karl Moser. From 1916, Curiel worked for the Badischer Baubund.

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Career

Occupation: architect.5

Personal life

  • BornDec 17, 1859, St. Gallen6
  • DiedAug 18, 1925, Emmetten7
  • CitizenshipGermany, Switzerland8

Curjel and his wife Marie Curjel (née Hermann) were both Jewish. Marie committed suicide on 27 April 1940 because of the threat of deportation to a concentration camp.

His daughter Gertrud (b. 5 March 1893) was murdered in Auschwitz concentration camp in February 1943. His son Hans Curjel (b. 1 May 1896; d. 3 January 1974) was an art historian, conductor, and theatre director, who successfully emigrated to Switzerland in 1933.

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