Jürgen Kröger (16 November 1856 in Haale, Germany – 27 February 1928 in Aukrug) was a German architect, active from 1880 to 1920. He bore the title "(kaiserlicher) Baurat" in 1908, and was an architectural advisor to German Emperor

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. Kröger is most notable for his construction of

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church buildings. The poet Timm Kröger was his uncle.

Biography

Kröger began his training in 1873 at the Göttsche master carpentry school in Hohenwestedt. He passed his architecture exams with honors in 1880 from a school in Eckernförde. Then he worked as a construction specialist in the construction division of the War Department in

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. In 1882, he was hired to work in the

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office of the famous architect Johannes Otzen. In 1888, Kröger became independent and primarily erected

churches, especially in the

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style, in the following decades. His greatest achievements included the

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. At its inauguration on 17 August 1908,

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appointed him "(kaiserlicher) Baurat".

Work

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