Martin Haller

Martin Haller studied at Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums. The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Hamburg. Positions recorded include member of the Hamburg Bürgerschaft. Works named in the authority record are Hamburg City Hall and Afrikahaus.

• Name — Martin Haller • Born — 1 December 1835 • Birthplace — Hamburg • Died — 26 May 1925 • Place of death — Hamburg • Significant Buildings — Hamburg Rathaus Laeiszhalle

Haller was born on 1 December 1835 in Hamburg. His father was the jurist Nicolaus Ferdinand Haller (1805–1876), a Mayor of Hamburg. Haller's mother Adele was a Jewish-born daughter of Amschel Oppenheimer. Haller attended the Gymnasium Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums until 1855. Haller studied architecture in Potsdam, Berlin, Paris, and England. In 1865, Haller married Antonie (née Schramm, 1846–1925) and had a son, Ferdinand (1871–1963), who was deputy director of the HAPAG, and 3 daughters, Antonie and Marie-Ellen. Haller died on 26 May 1925 in Hamburg.

In 1861 Haller returned to Hamburg and opened an office. He was 10 years long chairperson of the professional organisation of architects and member of the Hamburg Parliament for 14 years. In 1880 Haller and 8 other architects founded a syndicate and presented the Senate of Hamburg a new draft for the Hamburg Rathaus. In 1886 the construction started. Haller planned more than 562 building projects.

• Hamburg Rathaus • Alsterufer # 27 (now Consulate General of the United States in Hamburg and modified) • Office building (bank) for M.M.Warburg & CO • Concert hall Laeiszhalle • Office building for the Reederei Woermann, coll. Afrikahaus • Office building for Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft (HAPAG) • Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg