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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- 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 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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• 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
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Leopold Rother is recorded with the occupation architect. Recorded as a citizen of Colombia.
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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.
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Leopold Rother died at Bogotá.
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Wrocław.
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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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