Leopold Rother
Leopold Siegfried Rother Cuhn (27 August 1894 – 3 July 1978) was a German-born Colombian architect, urban planner and educator. He developed projects, particularly in Colombia, including the design of the campus of the National University of Colombia (Universidad Nacional de Colombia) in Bogotá.
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Leopold Rother
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- Name
- Leopold Siegfried Rother Cuhn
- Born
- 27 August 1894
- Birthplace
- Germany
- Died
- 3 July 1978
- Occupation
- Architect, urban planner, educator
- Nationality
- Germany · Colombia
- Languages
- Spanish
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Leopold Rother was an architect and engineer, born on 27 August 1894 in Breslau and died on 3 July 1978.
Life
Leopold Rother died in Bogotá, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Getty Union List of Artist Names. The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek records the fuller form Bogota (Kolumbien). The birth is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Activity
The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek records Clausthal-Zellerfeld as a place of activity.
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · Getty Union List of Artist Names
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Key facts
• Name — Leopold Siegfried Rother Cuhn • Born — 27 August 1894 • Birthplace — Germany • Died — 3 July 1978 • Occupation — Architect, urban planner, educator • Significant Buildings — Campus of the National University of Colombia (Universidad Nacional de Colombia) in Bogotá
Identity
Identity
Leopold Rother is recorded with the occupation architect. Recorded as a citizen of Colombia.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1894
Leopold Rother was born on 27 August 1894.
1978
Leopold Rother died on 3 July 1978.
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Leopold Rother was born at Wrocław.
Birthplace
Leopold Rother died at Bogotá.
Deathplace
Wrocław.
Birth place
Bogotá.
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- 1.Ernesto Vendries Bray, Leopold Rother und die moderne Bewegung in Kolumbien, S. 143
- 2.Bericht über den Vater, in: Gerd Radde: Fritz Karsen, S. 407
- 3.Ernesto Vendries Bray, Leopold Rother und die moderne Bewegung in Kolumbien, S. 187
- 4.Ernesto Vendries Bray, Leopold Rother und die moderne Bewegung in Kolumbien, S. 188-189. Bei dem von Bray hier zitierten Hans Rother handelt es sich um den Sohn von Leopold Rother, der 1986 ein Buch über das Werk seines Vaters veröffentlicht hat: Hans Rother: Arquitecto Leopoldo Rother. Vida y Obra, Bogotá. Fondo Editorial Escala, 1984.
- 5.University City of Bogotá
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Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the headings Leopoldo Rother and Leopold Siegfried Rother Cuhn. His recorded language was Spanish.
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