Theo Wiederspahn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Theo Wiederspahn

BRazilian architect

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1878

Place of Birth: Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 12-Nov-1952

Profession: architect, engineer

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Theo Wiederspahn

  • Theodor Alexander Josef Wiederspahn (February 19, 1878 – November 12, 1952), also known as Theo Wiederspahn, was a German Brazilian architect.
  • He designed many buildings in Southern Brazil, specially in Porto Alegre city.
  • Other locations include Novo Hamburgo and Cruz Alta. Born in Wiesbaden, having finished his studies in 1894, Theo Wiederspahn immigrated to Brazil in 1908.
  • He intended to work for “Viação FĂ©rrea do Rio Grande do Sul”, a railroad state-owned company, but it never happened because of contract problems.
  • Wiederspahn then started working as an architect for Rudolph Ahrons’s engineering firm in Porto Alegre.
  • Together they revolutionized the urban landscape of the city, and many of his works became part of its artistic cultural heritage.

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