Bedřich Feuerstein, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bedřich Feuerstein

Czech architect, essayist, painter and scenographer

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1892

Place of Birth: Dobrovice, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 10-May-1936

Profession: writer, architect, painter, non-fiction writer

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Bedrich Feuerstein (January 15, 1892 – May 10, 1936) was a Czech architect, painter and essayist.
Feuerstein was born in Dobrovice and studied at the Czech Technical University under professor Jože Plecnik.
Between 1924 and 1926 he worked with Auguste Perret in Paris, and between 1929 and 1931 in Tokyo, Japan with Antonín Raymond.
His work was influenced by purism and by Frank Lloyd Wright.
After returning from Japan, Feuerstein suffered from nervous illness.
His worsening condition and his financial problems led him to commit suicide in 1936, in Prague. Important buildings: military geographical institute (Vojenský zemepisný ústav) in Prague crematorium in Nymburk hospital in Tokyo, shopping center in Yokohama