Friedrich Adler (15 October 1827 – 15 September 1908) was a German

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and

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

. After having studied at the

Bauakademie The Bauakademie (''Building Academy'') in Berlin, Germany, was a higher education school for the art of building to train master builders. It originated from the construction department of the Academy of Fine Arts and Mechanical Sciences (from ...

(

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) in his native

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

, he began

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there in 1855, and was soon famous for building churches. In 1863 he was named a professor of

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at the academy.Adler, Johann Heinrich Friedrich
In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, , S. 71. Due to his profound knowledge of

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architecture, he took part of

Ernst Curtius Ernst Curtius (; 2 September 181411 July 1896) was a German archaeologist, historian and museum director. Biography He was born in Lübeck. On completing his university studies he was chosen by Christian August Brandis, C. A. Brandis to acco ...

' archaeological expedition to

Asia Minor Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...

. He was part of the leading directory of the major excavations in

Olympia The name Olympia may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Olympia'' (1938 film), by Leni Riefenstahl, documenting the Berlin-hosted Olympic Games * ''Olympia'' (1998 film), about a Mexican soap opera star who pursues a career as an athlet ...

(1874–81), and took part in the planning of the whole enterprise, which was at first scheduled to last no more than five years. At one point, he was even leader of the excavations. He was also the

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, together with Ernst Curtius, of the publication of the excavations report. Adler died in his home city of Berlin, aged 80.

Archaeological works (as co-editor, together with Ernst Curtius)

"''Olympia: die Ergebnisse der von dem Deutschen Reich veranstalteten Ausgrabung''"
(Olympia, Results of the Excavation). Tome I-V (1890–1897). * "''Olympia und Umgegend''" (Olympia and its surroundings); (2 maps and a plan, drawn by Adler's son-in-law

Wilhelm Dörpfeld Wilhelm Dörpfeld (26 December 1853 – 25 April 1940) was a German architect and archaeologist, a pioneer of stratigraphic excavation and precise graphical documentation of archaeological projects. He is famous for his work on Bronze Age site ...

and

Johann August Kaupert Johann August Kaupert (9 May 1822 – 11 February 1899) was a German topographer and cartographer born in Kassel. He was a younger brother to sculptor Gustav Kaupert (1819–1897). Kaupert was educated in Kassel, and from 1841 worked for a Ku ...

; 1882).Olympia und Umgegend
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Architectural works

Adler designed and built many structures, among them 300 churches, some villas, castles and manor houses, holiday resorts, urban residential buildings etc. * Lutheran St. Peter's Church, Berlin, as master builder for

Heinrich Strack Johann Heinrich Strack (6 July 1805, Bückeburg – 13 June 1880, Berlin) was a German architect of the '' Schinkelschule''. His notable works include the Berlin Victory Column. Life and work His father, , was a painter of portraits and vedut ...

as of 1850 (destroyed in WW II) *

Babelsberg Palace Babelsberg Palace (german: Schloss Babelsberg) lies in the eponymous Babelsberg Park, park and Potsdam-Babelsberg, quarter of Potsdam, the capital of the German state of Brandenburg, near Berlin. For over 50 years it was the summer residence of Pr ...

, Potsdam, as master builder for

as of 1850 * Lutheran Village Church, Gräben, as architect, refurbish, as of 1855 * Lutheran Christ Church, Berlin, as architect between 1862 and 1865 (destroyed in WW II) * Lutheran

Saint Thomas Church (Berlin) The church St. Thomas (German: Thomaskirche) is a Protestant church in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin. Friedrich Adler designed and built the church between 1865 and 1869. The church was constructed in the shape of a Latin cross with two towers ...

, as architect between 1865 and 1869 (severely damaged in WW II, rebuilt) *

Meyenburg Castle Castle Meyenburg is in Meyenburg and was built by the Von Rohrs. It was built in the 14th century and currently houses a fashion museum and a room devoted to the history of the Von Rohr The earliest recorded family member was Otto von Rohr (c ...

as architect, refurbished in 1865/1866 * Lutheran Christ and Garrison Church,

Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshaven (, ''Wilhelm's Harbour''; Northern Low Saxon: ''Willemshaven'') is a coastal town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the western side of the Jade Bight, a bay of the North Sea, and has a population of 76,089. Wilhelmsha ...

, as architect between 1869 and 1872 (severely damaged in WW II, rebuilt) * Lutheran St. Peter's Church,

Bromberg Bydgoszcz ( , , ; german: Bromberg) is a city in northern Poland, straddling the meeting of the River Vistula with its left-bank tributary, the Brda. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021 and an urban agglomeration with more ...

(today's

Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz ( , , ; german: Bromberg) is a city in northern Poland, straddling the meeting of the River Vistula with its left-bank tributary, the Brda. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021 and an urban agglomeration with more ...

), as architect between 1872 and 1878 (converted into Catholic Sts. Peter and Paul Church on 2 July 1945) * Lutheran Redeemer Church,

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

, as architect, built after his designs by his pupil Paul Ferdinand Groth between 1893 and 1898 * Lutheran St. James Church,

Luckenwalde Luckenwalde (; Upper and dsb, Łukowc) is the capital of the Teltow-Fläming district in the German state of Brandenburg. It is situated on the Nuthe river north of the Fläming Heath, at the eastern rim of the Nuthe-Nieplitz Nature Park, abou ...

* Lutheran Village Church, Atzendorf (a part of today's

Staßfurt Staßfurt (Stassfurt) () is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on both sides of the river Bode, approximately northeast of Aschersleben, and south of Magdeburg. Pop. (2005) 23,538. It was one of th ...

) * Lutheran St. Nicholas Church, Frankfurt upon Oder, as architect he designed and added a new double-towered façade * Lutheran Church, Schwetz (today's

Świecie Świecie (; german: Schwetz) is a town in northern Poland with 25,968 inhabitants (2006), situated in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (since 1999); it was in Bydgoszcz Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998. It is the capital of Świecie County. Locatio ...

) * Calvinist Church,

Insterburg Chernyakhovsk (russian: Черняхо́вск) – known prior to 1946 by its German name of (Old Prussian: Instrāpils, lt, Įsrutis; pl, Wystruć) – is a town in the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia, where it is the administrative center of ...

(today's

Chernyakhovsk Chernyakhovsk (russian: Черняхо́вск) – known prior to 1946 by its German name of (Old Prussian: Instrāpils, lt, Įsrutis; pl, Wystruć) – is a town in the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia, where it is the administrative center of ...

) * Lutheran Castle Church of All Saints,

Wittenberg Wittenberg ( , ; Low Saxon language, Low Saxon: ''Wittenbarg''; meaning ''White Mountain''; officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg (''Luther City Wittenberg'')), is the fourth largest town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Wittenberg is situated on the Ri ...

, as architect he directed the intrusive renovation between 1883 and 1892 * Lutheran St. Peter's Cathedral,

Schleswig The Duchy of Schleswig ( da, Hertugdømmet Slesvig; german: Herzogtum Schleswig; nds, Hartogdom Sleswig; frr, Härtochduum Slaswik) was a duchy in Southern Jutland () covering the area between about 60 km (35 miles) north and 70 km ...

, as architect he designed and added a new western main tower between 1888 and 1894 * Catholic St. Peter's Collegiate Church,

Bad Wimpfen Bad Wimpfen () is a historic spa town in the district of Heilbronn in the Baden-Württemberg region of southern Germany. It lies north of the city of Heilbronn, on the river Neckar. Geography Bad Wimpfen is located on the west bank of the River ...

, as architect he renovated the church and designed and completed the unaccomplished towers between 1898 and 1902.

References

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