Ernst Haiger
Ernst Haiger (10 June 1874 – 15 March 1952) was a German architect. Life and career Haiger was born in Mülheim an der Ruhr. He studied at the Technical University in Munich, under professors , and Friedrich von Thiersch. The latter was his most important teacher who also promoted him. In his younger years, Haiger was already a successful architect. Still a student, he entered a draft for the Leipzig Monument to the Battle of the Nations, which successfully reached the competition's short list. His drafts for villas and interior room decoration were displayed at the Glaspalast (Munich), Munich Glass Palace Exhibition in 1898 and attracted a lot of attention. He had designed them with Henry Helbig, with whom he shared a studio,working together until about 1903. As from 1905 he worked for the Munich Vereinigte Werkstätten für Kunst im Handwerk (United Workshops for Arts in Handcrafts). In 1920 the reorganisation of this society was given into his hands, along with Rudolf Alex ...
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