Habicht, Julius

ARCHITECT (GERMANY)
BORN 19 Jan 1874, Elberfeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen (now: part of Wuppertal) - DIED 1 Oct 1912, Berlin
GRAVE LOCATION Berlin: Städtische Friedhof an der Schmargendorfer Kirche, Misdroyer Straße 50, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (Abt. B-6)

Julius Habicht studied architecture and qualified as a Regierungsbaumeister (Assessor). In 1905 he was employed by the Reichsbank and there worked himself up to Reichsbankbaudirektor. At that time the Reichsbank created many new building and he designed many of them, in Berlin-Charlottenburg, Mannheim, Essen and other places.

He died in1912, only 38 years old. Philipp Nitze succeeded him at the Reichsbank. His grave monument at the Friedhof an der Schmargendorfer Kirche was designed by Josef Rauch (1868-1921).

Images

The grave of Julius Habicht at the Friedhof an der Schmargendorfer Kirche, Berlin.
Picture by Androom (27 May 2015)

 

Sources
• Steckner, Cornelius, Museum Friedhof, Bedeutende Grabmäler in Berlin, Stapp Verlag, Berlin, 1984
Julius Habicht – Wikipedia


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Published: 01 Dec 2018
Last update: 06 Apr 2022