Walter Segal

Walter Segal was a Swiss and British architect (1907–1985). He was born at Berlin and died at London.

Also recorded as Walter Kurt Segal.

Walter Segal in brief

Born
1907
Died
1985
Known for
architect
Place of birth
Berlin
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Walter Kurt Segal. His recorded language was English.

He was the child of Arthur Segal.

Catalogued works

16 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1908 to 2000.

Federal judicial selection --. Oral statement of Bernard G. Segal. Planning and transport. An architecture of understanding. Home and environment. The Truck, dated 1966, metal, plaster, glass, wood, plastic, 16mm color film, silent, transferred to digital video (projection), 2 min 54 sec loop, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1966.336a-d. Couple on a Bed, dated 1965, plaster and metal, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1966.377. Seated Female Nude, dated c. 1965, pastel on red wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1969.25. Home and environment / [Walter Segal]., dated 1953, held by Wellcome Collection. Ueber einen Fall von multiplen Dermoidzysten des Ovarium und des grossen netzes bei Torsion der Tube : gleichzeitig ein Beitrag zur Lehre von der Enstehung des Netzdermoide ... / vorgelegt von Walter Segall., dated 1908, held by Wellcome Collection. Six UK case studies in technology transfer / [reviewed by Bill Wicksteed, Walter Herriott]., dated [2000], held by Wellcome Collection. Correspondence: S, dated 1976-1978, held by Wellcome Collection. Death and representation / edited by Sarah Webster Goodwin and Elisabeth Bronfen., dated [1993], held by Wellcome Collection. Heberden Round File. Photographs of Roundsmen, dated 1930-1980s, held by Wellcome Collection. International Organisations, dated 1963-1978, held by Wellcome Collection. Medawar, Sir Peter Brian (1915-1987), dated 1937-1991, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

9 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Segal, Walter, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Segal, Walter (1907–1985), architect, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. Segal, Prof. Anthony Walter, (born 24 Feb. 1944), Charles Dent Professor of Medicine, University College London, since 1986, Who's Who, 2007. ARCHITECT-ACTIVIST. THE SOCIO-POLITICAL ATTITUDE BASED ON THE WORKS OF WALTER SEGAL, JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM, 2014. Architect-activist. The socio-political attitude based on the works of Walter Segal, Journal of Architecture and Urbanism, 2014. Incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in UK primary care: a population-based cohort study, BMJ Open, 2020. Making a lot with little – Modular architecture, starting with Walter Segal, Agathón, 2023. Giacomo Borella, Colin Ward. Architettura del dissenso. Forme e pratiche alternative dello spazio urbano, Techne, 2020. A Survey of Utopia—Creating Filmic Travelogues in Architectural Design Studio Education †, Proceedings, 2018.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1907Walter Segal born at Berlin.
  2. 1966The Truck (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  3. 1985Walter Segal died at London.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    ARCHITECT-ACTIVIST. THE SOCIO-POLITICAL ATTITUDE BASED ON THE WORKS OF WALTER SEGAL, JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM, 2014

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for Walter Segal (Internet Archive), 5 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    Segal, Prof. Anthony Walter, (born 24 Feb. 1944), Charles Dent Professor of Medicine, University College London, since 1986, Who's Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Segal, Walter (1907–1985), architect, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Segal, Walter, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 5 articles naming Walter Segal.

    open access index · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    Getty Union List of Artist Names 500245196, Walter Segal Self Build Trust.

    authority file · Unverified · The Getty Research Institute

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  8. 8.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Walter Segal.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  9. 9.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 8 works naming Walter Segal.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  10. 10.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3565892: Walter Segal

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  11. 11.

    “Walter Segal”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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