Eugene Steinhof
Illustration — Eugen Gustav Steinhof Eugen Gustav Steinhof (October 5, 1880, Vienna, Austria – July 10, 1952, Los Angeles, California) was a Viennese architect, painter, sculptor, and structural engineer. He was a student of Otto Wagner, Josef Hoffmann, Henri Matisse, and Adolf von Hildebrand. He was the director of the University of Applied Arts Vienna from 1923-1930 and later taught at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, New York University, Cooper Union, University of Oregon, University of Southern California, and Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
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Eugene Steinhof

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- Born
- 1880. · Vienna.
- Died
- 1952. · Los Angeles.
- Nationality
- Austria–Hungary and Austria.
- Occupation
- architect.
- Languages
- German.
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Illustration — Eugen Gustav Steinhof Eugen Gustav Steinhof (October 5, 1880, Vienna, Austria – July 10, 1952, Los Angeles, California) was a Viennese architect, painter, sculptor, and structural engineer. He was a student of Otto Wagner, Josef Hoffmann, Henri Matisse, and Adolf von Hildebrand. He was the director of the University of Applied Arts Vienna from 1923-1930 and later taught at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, New York University, Cooper Union, University of Oregon, University of Southern California, and Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
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His students included Fritz Wotruba, B.C. Binning, Allie Tennant, and Egon Weiner. His books Architecture and The Education of the Architect were influential in the field of architectural education.
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Eugene Steinhof was born on 5 October 1880.
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Eugene Steinhof died on 10 July 1952.
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