James Hobrecht, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Hobrecht

German urban planner

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1825

Place of Birth: Klaipėda, Klaipėda County, Lithuania

Date of Death: 08-Sep-1902

Profession: engineer, urban planner

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

James Friedrich Ludolf Hobrecht (31 December 1825 in Memel – 8 September 1902 in Berlin) was a Prussian director for urban planning.
His development plan of 1862 for a million-sized Berlin was soon to be simply called the Hobrecht-Plan.
His main focus was on modern sewer systems for which he was well known in the late 19th century.