Georg Friedrich Heinrich Hitzig (8 November 1811, in

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 ...

– 11 October 1881, in Berlin) was a German architect, born into the

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Itzig family Many of the thirteen children of Daniel Itzig and Miriam Wulff, and their descendants and spouses, had significant impact on both Jewish and German social and cultural (especially musical) history. Notable ones are set out below. Daniel Itzig (172 ...

, converted to

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. He was a student of

Karl Friedrich Schinkel Karl Friedrich Schinkel (13 March 1781 – 9 October 1841) was a Prussian architect, city planner and painter who also designed furniture and stage sets. Schinkel was one of the most prominent architects of Germany and designed both neoclassica ...

. After his diploma in 1835 he founded an architectural practice in Berlin. In 1855 Hitzig became a member of the

Prussian Academy of Arts The Prussian Academy of Arts (German: ''Preußische Akademie der Künste'') was a state arts academy first established in Berlin, Brandenburg, in 1694/1696 by prince-elector Frederick III, in personal union Duke Frederick I of Prussia, and late ...

. In 1868 he became senator and in 1875 president of the academy. in 1880 he was elected department head for building construction of the Academy of Civil Engineering. For his work he made several educational journeys to Italy, Egypt and Greece (1845/57/64).

Notable buildings

* 1848–1891 Neetzow Castle * 1853–1858

Kartlow Castle Schloss Kartlow is a Gothic Revival ''Schloss'' in Kruckow municipality, Germany. History The presently visible building was erected in 1853 to 1858 and designed by architect Friedrich Hitzig. It was built for Woldemar von Heyden on land that had ...

* 1854–1855 Bredenfelde Castle * 1859? mansion Leipziger Platz 12, Berlin (1859–1878 British Embassy, later Ottoman Embassy) * 1859–1864

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(Berlin Stock Exchange), Burgstraße (destroyed in 1945) * 1865-1867 markethall (later Circus Renz, Circus Schumann,

Großes Schauspielhaus The Großes Schauspielhaus (Great Theater) was a theatre in Berlin, Germany, often described as an example of expressionist architecture, designed by Hans Poelzig for theatre impresario Max Reinhardt. The structure was originally a market built by ...

, Friedrichsstadtpalast), Am Zirkus 1, Berlin * 1865-? Renovation of

Remplin Palace Remplin Palace (german: Schloss Remplin) is located in the village of Remplin, part of the municipality of Malchin in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The palace was one of the residences of the Grand Ducal family of Mecklenburg-Strelitz unti ...

* 1868–1871 Palais Kronenberg,

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

(Poland) * 1869–1878

Reichsbank The ''Reichsbank'' (; 'Bank of the Reich, Bank of the Realm') was the central bank of the German Reich from 1876 until 1945. History until 1933 The Reichsbank was founded on 1 January 1876, shortly after the establishment of the German Empi ...

(German central bank), Jägerstraße, Berlin (destroyed in 1945) * 1870–1871 Palais Frerich, Berlin- Tiergarten (later part of the Embassy of Switzerland) * 1877–1881 Refurbishing of the

Zeughaus The Zeughaus (English: Arsenal) is a listed building and the oldest structure on Unter den Linden boulevard in the historic centre of Berlin. Erected from 1695 to 1706 according to plans by Johann Arnold Nering, Martin Grünberg, Andreas Schlü ...

in Berlin * 1878–1884 building of the

Royal Technical College The Royal College of Science and Technology was a higher education college that existed in Glasgow, Scotland between 1887 and 1964, and is the predecessor institution of the University of Strathclyde. Its main building on George Street now serve ...

, (Berlin-)

Charlottenburg Charlottenburg () is a Boroughs and localities of Berlin, locality of Berlin within the borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. Established as a German town law, town in 1705 and named after Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Queen consort of Kingdom ...

* Numerous

villa A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became s ...

s and houses in the Berlin districts of

Friedrichstadt Friedrichstadt (; da, Frederiksstad) is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the river Eider approx. 12 km south of Husum. History The town was founded in 1621 by Dutch settlers. Du ...

and Tiergarten

Notable buildings

See also