Julius Mayreder (26 June 1860 – 15 January 1911) was an

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Early life

Mayreder was born the son of Leopold (1823–1892), a restaurateur and hotelier, and Henriette Rettmeyer (1834–1923). His siblings were

Karl Mayreder Karl Mayreder (13 June 1856 in Mauer (today a suburb of Vienna) – 9 September 1935 in Vienna) was an Austrian architect. Life and work Karl Mayreder was born the son of hotelier Leopold Mayreder and his wife Henriette Mayreder. Leopold ...

(1856–1935), also a prominent Austrian architect; and Rudolf (1865–1937), a lawyer, civil engineer, and contractor. He married Marie Einsle (1873–1958) in 1904 and had a son, Frederick (1905–1954), also an architect.

Education

From 1878 to 1880, Mayreder studied at the Technical University in Vienna, but left after two years to pursue greater artistic freedom. From 1880 to 1882, he was a student at a

Kunstgewerbeschule A Kunstgewerbeschule (English: ''School of Arts and Crafts'' or S''chool of Applied Arts'') was a type of vocational arts school that existed in German-speaking countries from the mid-19th century. The term Werkkunstschule was also used for thes ...

(school of arts and crafts). Between 1883 and 1886, he studied at the

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(Akademie der bildenden Künste) under

Friedrich von Schmidt Friedrich von Schmidt (October 22, 1825 – January 23, 1891) was an architect who worked in late 19th century Vienna. Life and career Von Schmidt was born in Frickenhofen, Gschwend, Württemberg, Germany. After studying at the technical hig ...

. In 1887, he traveled in

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, and

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on a

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scholarship, awarded to promising arts students.

Career

Mayreder began work in the offices of the architects

Victor Luntz Victor Luntz, (8 March 1840, Ybbs an der Donau - 12 October 1903, Vienna) was an Austrian architect and Professor. Life and work His father, Andreas Luntz, was a local official. In 1847, the family moved to Vienna where, from 1856 to 1860, he st ...

and Adolf Lang (in

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) in 1888. In 1890, he worked in the architectural studio of

Franz von Neumann Franz Ritter von Neumann the Younger (January 16, 1844, Vienna – February 1, 1905, Vienna) was an Austrian architect. Biography Neumann came from a family of notable architects: his father Franz Neumann (1815–1888) and his brother Gustav von ...

. Beginning in 1891, he worked as an independent architect. He collaborated frequently with his brothers

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and Rudolf. In 1893, they won a competition to manage construction in Stubenviertel, close to Vienna's historic city center. They also won second prize for a project to manage construction in all of Vienna. Mayreder designed many buildings, both residential and industrial. As an architect, Mayreder favored a

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style. He was also a founding member of the

Vienna Secession The Vienna Secession (german: Wiener Secession; also known as ''the Union of Austrian Artists'', or ''Vereinigung Bildender Künstler Österreichs'') is an art movement, closely related to Art Nouveau, that was formed in 1897 by a group of Austri ...

in 1897. Mayreder died in 1911 of a brain disease. He is buried at

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, the "central cemetery" of Vienna.

Selected works

* 1894, Cemetery chapel,

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* 1895, Villa Schenker, Vienna (no longer exists) * 1896, tombs of Spitzer Lukasc and the Schenker Family, Heiligenstadt cemetery, Vienna * 1898–1899, Villa Ernst Regenhart, Czech Republic * 1900-1901, "Zum Herrnhuter" ("Moravians house"), residential and commercial building, Vienna * c. 1901, Tilgner Fountain, Vienna * 1902, House, Naglergasse 6, Vienna * 1902, Vienna Bicycle Club, Vienna (no longer exists) * 1905, Pension Fortino,

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, Italy * c. 1906, Home of Rudolf Mayreder (brother),

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Gallery

File:Naglergasse-6.jpg, Naglergasse 6, Vienna File:Wien Tilgner-Brunnen.jpg, Tilgner Fountain, Vienna File:Heiligenstädter Friedhof - Gottfried Schenker.jpg, Schenker tomb, Heiligenstadt cemetery, Vienna File:GRADO Fortino.jpg, Pension Fortino, Grado

References

* M. Ritter v. Doderer: "Nachruf." In: ''Monatsschrift Wr. Bauhütte'' 5.1911, Nr.2, S.18f * F. Borsi / E. Godoli: ''Wiener Bauten der Jahrhundertwende''. Stuttgart 1985 * ÖKT 44: G. Hajos: ''Die Profanbauten des III., IV., und V. Bezirks''. Wien 1980 * A. Kieslinger: "Die Steine der Wiener Ringstraße." In: R. Wagner-Rieger (Hg.): ''Die Wiener Ringstraße''. Bild einer Epoche Bd.4 Wiesbaden 1972 * P. Kortz: ''Wien am Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts''. 2 Bde., Wien 1906 * A. Lehne: ''Jugendstil in Wien'', Wien 1989 * A. Moravansky: ''Die Architektur der Donaumonarchie''. Berlin 1988 * ''Neubauten in Österreich,'' o.J. Wien * M. Paul: ''Technischer Führer durch Wien.'' Wien 1906 * E. Springer: "Geschichte und Kulturleben der Wiener Ringstraße." In: R. Wagner-Rieger (Hg.): ''Die Wiener Ringstraße''. Bild einer Epoche Bd.2 Wiesbaden 1979 * P. Steines: ''Hunderttausend Steine''. Grabstätten gr. Österreicher jüd. Konf. a.d. Wr. Zentralfriedhof Tor 1 u. Tor 4. Wien 1993 * R. Wagner-Rieger: ''Wiens Architektur im 19. Jahrhundert''. Wien 1970 * ''Wiener Neubauten im Style der Sezession. Fassaden, Details, Haustore, Vestibüle''. Wien 1902 * M. Wehdorn: "Die Bautechnik der Wiener Ringstraße." In: ''Die Wiener Ringstraße''. Bild einer Epoche. Bd.11, Wiesbaden 1979 * M. Wehdorn / U. Georgeacopol-Winischhofer: ''Baudenkmäler der Technik und Industrie in Österreich''. Bd.1 Wien u.a. 1984

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayreder, Julius 1860 births 1911 deaths Austrian architects Vienna Secession architects Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni Artists from Vienna