Fritz Herman Vilhelm Eckert, (25 April 1852 - 6 March 1920) was a

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Biography

Fritz Herman Vilhelm Eckert was born in

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, Sweden. He attended the

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from 1871-1878 and spent 1879 travelling abroad. He was employed as an architect by the Swedish public construction service (''Överintendentsämbetet'') in 1878 and was made a curator of this service in 1904. From 1880 he lectured at the

-based

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. Eckert designed Curmanska Villan at Floragatan (1880), Royal Stables in Stockholm (1895), Antuna Gård in

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(1881),

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building in Stockholm (1905) and the

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City Library (1895–96) as well as contributing to numerous church restorations.

Gallery

File:Antuna gård 2009.jpg, Antuna Gård (1881) File:Hovstallet.jpg, Royal Stables (1895) File:Linden 12.JPG, Curmanska Villan (1880) File:Stadsbiblioteket, Mariestad 01.JPG, Mariestad City Library (1895–96)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eckert, Fritz 1852 births 1920 deaths Artists from Stockholm Swedish architects Academic staff of the KTH Royal Institute of Technology