Friedrich Pützer
*25. 7. 1871 – Aachen, Germany
†31. 1. 1922 – Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Biography
Friedrich Pützer was a German architect, urban planner, builder of Protestant churches, heritage restorer, and influential university professor. He was born in Aachen as the son of the director of the city trade school and government councilor Johann Mathias Joseph Pützer and Elisabeth Pützer, née Zander. After graduating from high school in 1889, he enrolled at the Technical University of Aachen, where he was a student of Karl Henrici, an advocate of urban planning Camillo Sitte. In 1894, he completed his studies and from 1894 to 1896 worked as a research assistant at the high school in Aachen. In 1897, he moved to Darmstadt, where he initially worked at the Technical University of Darmstadt as an assistant to Karl Hofmann, Erwin Marx, and Georg Wickop. In 1898, he completed his habilitation, became an associate professor in 1900, and in 1902 was appointed a full professor for urban planning and church construction, perspective at the Technical University of Darmstadt, where he served as rector from 1918 to 1919. Among his most significant achievements are the Protestant Luther Church in Wiesbaden (1910) and the main train station in Darmstadt (1912).
Friedrich Pützer was a German architect, urban planner, builder of Protestant churches, heritage restorer, and influential university professor. He was born in Aachen as the son of the director of the city trade school and government councilor Johann Mathias Joseph Pützer and Elisabeth Pützer, née Zander. After graduating from high school in 1889, he enrolled at the Technical University of Aachen, where he was a student of Karl Henrici, an advocate of urban planning Camillo Sitte. In 1894, he completed his studies and from 1894 to 1896 worked as a research assistant at the high school in Aachen. In 1897, he moved to Darmstadt, where he initially worked at the Technical University of Darmstadt as an assistant to Karl Hofmann, Erwin Marx, and Georg Wickop. In 1898, he completed his habilitation, became an associate professor in 1900, and in 1902 was appointed a full professor for urban planning and church construction, perspective at the Technical University of Darmstadt, where he served as rector from 1918 to 1919. Among his most significant achievements are the Protestant Luther Church in Wiesbaden (1910) and the main train station in Darmstadt (1912).
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