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Alfred Grenander

Alfred Grenander was a Swedish and German architect (1863–1931). He was born at Skövde and died at Berlin.

Alfred Grenander in brief

Born
1863
Died
1931
Known for
architect
Place of birth
Skövde
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Identity and origins

Alfred Grenander was recorded at birth as Alfred Frederik Elias Grenander. His recorded language was German.

He was the child of Johan Magnus Alfred Grenander. Other recorded relations include Otto Wilhelm Spalding.

Formation and teaching

Alfred Grenander studied at Technische Hochschule Berlin, Royal Institute of Technology and Technische Universität Berlin. He trained under Johann Eduard Jacobsthal.

Career and activity

His work is associated with Jugendstil and modern architecture.

He was employed by Royal Institute of Technology and Unterrichtsanstalt des Kunstgewerbemuseums Berlin. He worked at Berlin and Skanör med Falsterbo.

Catalogued works

40 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service. Their recorded dates run from 1908 to 1930.

Nürnberger Platz. Friedrichsfelde. Magdalenenstraße. Karl-Marx-Straße. Weberwiese, dated 1930. Schillingstraße station, dated 1930. Platz der Luftbrücke. Schwartzkopffstraße. Naturkundemuseum metro station. Paradestraße metro station. Frankfurter Tor metro station. Berlin-Neukölln station. Strausberger Platz, dated 1930. Nollendorfplatz metro station. Eberswalder Straße metro station. Französische Straße metro station. Oranienburger Tor metro station. Grenzallee, dated 1930. Rathaus Neukölln. Ruhleben station. Kaiserdamm, dated 1908. Neu-Westend, dated 1922. Olympia-Stadion station. Hausvogteiplatz station, dated 1908. Theodor-Heuss-Platz, dated 1908. Märkisches Museum station. Sophie-Charlotte-Platz, dated 1908. Klosterstraße station. Mehringdamm. Ernst-Reuter-Platz metro station. Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Straße metro station, dated 1908. Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz station. Hermannplatz. Stadtmitte station, dated 1908. Richard-Wagner-Platz metro station. Heinrich-Heine-Straße station. Rosenthaler Platz station. Krumme Lanke metro station, dated 1929. Schönleinstraße metro station. Leinestraße.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Grenander, Alfred, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Alfred Grenander, Jugendstil in Berlin, 2023. Alfred Grenander : transitional spaces and the mobility infrastructure of Berlin from 1914 to 1930. »… in gotisierenden Formen und doch nicht antiquarisch«. Die Villa Wilke und die Lutherische Kirche in Guben von Otto Spalding und Alfred Grenander, Dauer und Wechsel, 2020.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (10154314-1). Those registers additionally record the form Utställning Berlin Över och Under Jorden. Alfred Grenander, Tunnelbanan och Metropolens Kultur (2006-2007 : Berlin; Stockholm).

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 14 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Alfred Grenander studied at Technische Hochschule Berlin, Royal Institute of Technology and Technische Universität Berlin. training under Johann Eduard Jacobsthal is recorded. the recorded working language is German.

The authority associates the name with Jugendstil and modern architecture.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Berlin. Residence is recorded at Skanör med Falsterbo. Employment is recorded with Royal Institute of Technology and Unterrichtsanstalt des Kunstgewerbemuseums Berlin.

Chronology

  1. 1863Alfred Grenander born at Skövde.
  2. 1930Weberwiese.
  3. 1930Schillingstraße station.
  4. 1931Alfred Grenander died at Berlin.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    »… in gotisierenden Formen und doch nicht antiquarisch«. Die Villa Wilke und die Lutherische Kirche in Guben von Otto Spalding und Alfred Grenander, Dauer und Wechsel, 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Alfred Grenander, Jugendstil in Berlin, 2023

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Grenander, Alfred, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q696523: Alfred Grenander

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  5. 5.

    “Alfred Grenander”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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