Maria Schwarz
Maria Schwarz (1921–2018) was a German architect and professor best known for her church architecture. Maria Lang was born on 3 October 1921 in Aachen, Germany. Her father, a contractor sparked her interest in architecture at a young age.
Maria Schwarz
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- Name
- Maria Schwarz
- Birth Name
- Maria Lang
- Born
- 3 October 1921
- Birthplace
- Aachen
- Spouse
- Rudolf Schwarz
- Full name
- Maria Lang.
- Died
- 2018. · Cologne.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- architect and university teacher.
- Fields
- church architecture.
- Education
- RWTH Aachen University.
- Languages
- German.
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Maria Schwarz (1921–2018) was a German architect and professor best known for her church architecture. Maria Lang was born on 3 October 1921 in Aachen, Germany. Her father, a contractor sparked her interest in architecture at a young age.
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Maria Schwarz (1921–2018) was an architect and university teacher, of German nationality. The architect was born Maria Lang in Aachen and died in Cologne.
Maria Schwarz was educated at RWTH Aachen University. The architect worked for Technical University of Munich and was a member of Deutscher Werkbund and Rhineland Architectural Forum. Maria Schwarz worked in Aachen, Cologne and Munich. Activity centred on church architecture. Languages used include German.
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In 1941, Lang enrolled in RWTH Aachen University, making her the first woman to study architecture at the school. She graduated for the university with a master's degree in 1946. In 1949, Lang moved to Cologne to assist in the rebuilding of the city following World War II. In Cologne, Lang worked with fellow architect Rudolf Schwarz, whom she married in 1952. In 1998 Schwartz joined the faculty of the Technical University of Munich. Schwarz died on 15 February 2018.
Maria Schwarz studied at RWTH Aachen University. The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is church architecture. Places of work recorded in the authority are Aachen, Cologne and Munich. Employment is recorded with Technical University of Munich.
Architektin Maria Schwarz bei einem Vortrag zum Nachlass de:Rudolf Schwarz ' im Historischen Archiv des Erzbistums Köln
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• Name — Maria Schwarz • Birth Name — Maria Lang • Born — 3 October 1921 • Birthplace — Aachen • Spouse — Rudolf Schwarz
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Maria Schwarz is recorded as architect and university teacher. Recorded at birth as Maria Lang.
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1921
Maria Schwarz was born in 1921 at Aachen.
2018
Maria Schwarz died in 2018 at Cologne.
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Aachen.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1896303: Maria Schwarz
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- VIAF cluster 44680134 for Maria Schwarz, aggregating national library name authorities.
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- “Maria Schwarz”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Nachrichten, Aachener. Aachen: Kirche St. Bonifatius: Ein Lichtberg im Schattendasein. Aachener Nachrichten.
- 2.GmbH, BauNetz Media. Unsere Bauten waren unsere Kinder – Zum Tod von Maria Schwarz (1921–2018). BauNetz. 2018-02-16.
- 3.Fakultät für Architektur: Zum Tod von Maria Schwarz. www.ar.tum.de.
- 4.Kirchen-Architektin Maria Schwarz mit 96 Jahren gestorben DOMRADIO.DE. www.domradio.de.
- 5.Professorenprofile: Schwarz_Maria. www.professoren.tum.de.
- 6.Unsere Bauten waren unsere Kinder. koelnarchitektur.de. 2016-04-13.
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