Paul Schmitthenner

Paul Schmitthenner studied at University of Stuttgart and Technical University of Munich. Hans Eschebach and Hermann Gretsch are recorded as having studied under Paul Schmitthenner. The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is architect. Places of work recorded in the authority are Tübingen. Employment is recorded with University of Tübingen, University of Stuttgart and Technische Universität Berlin. Distinctions recorded are Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order and Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

• Name — Paul Schmitthenner • Born — 15 December 1884 • Birthplace — Lauterburg, Elsass-Lothringen, German Empire • Died — 11 November 1972 • Place of death — Munich, West Germany • Education — Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, University of Stuttgart, Technical University of Munich • Spouse — Marie Charlotte, geb. Schütz, Elisabeth Prüß • Children — Martin, Hansjörg, Barbara, Johannes

He studied at the Technische Hochschulen of Karlsruhe and Munich and later became a Professor at the University of Stuttgart, where he formed together with Paul Bonatz the architectural style of the Stuttgart School.

His belief that the traditional methods and styles in architecture revealed best the German character led to his appointment as expert group leader for fine arts in the Kampfbund. He believed that Schönheit ruht in Ordnung (German: "Beauty lies in (geometric) order"). Schmitthenner was in open opposition to modern architects like Walter Gropius. For him, Goethe's cottage at Weimar was still the ideal type of the German residential building. However, despite official approval, his enthusiasm did not bring many large commissions.

In 1935, Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels decreed that war memorials were not to list the names of Jewish soldiers. However, this decree went largely unenforced. In 1938, Schmitthenner, the rector at Stuttgart, wrote to the Baden Ministry of Culture that it was "intolerable that names of members of the Jewish race remain on plaques of the war dead... I consider the removal of the Jewish names necessary." It was forwarded to Hitler, who decreed that Jewish names on existing memorials and plaques would not be removed.

Schmitthenner's son Martin was killed during World War II in France. Schitthenner's home, built in 1922 and known as the 'Noah's Ark over Stuttgart', was destroyed in a bombing raid in 1944. He had to leave his chair at the University after the war without a pension and worked as an architect till the end of his life. In Stuttgart, he built the "Königin-Olga-Bau" for the Dresdner Bank in 1950.

Baugestaltung. Das Deutsche Wohnhaus, 1932. • Illustration — Königin-Olga-Bau in Stuttgart • Illustration — Villa Zerweck in the Feuerbacher Heide • Illustration — The villa for the Roser family of factory owners (Villa Roser) • Illustration — Works housing estate Piesteritz • Illustration — Main building of the Bourdon German war cemetery

Paul Schmitthenner was recorded at birth as Paul Wilhelm August Schmitthenner. The authorities additionally record the headings Professor Dr. Schmitthenner and Prof. His recorded language was German. He married Elisabeth Schmitthenner.

Paul Schmitthenner worked in architect. He was employed by University of Tübingen, University of Stuttgart and Technische Universität Berlin. He belonged to Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruher Burschenschaft Ghibellinia and Deutscher Werkbund. He worked at Tübingen.

Paul Schmitthenner is recorded as having received Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order and Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Recognition and collections. Schmitthenner received Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order and Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.