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Hans Grässel

German architect (1860-1939) · Architects · Died at 78

Hans Grässel was a German architect. Grässel studied and performed almost his entire career in Munich, and as the council architect of the city he created a series of cemeteries of which Munich Waldfriedhof, opened in 1907, is well known for being the first woodland cemetery.

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Awards

Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art1907
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order

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Grässel also wrote a pamphlet on cemetery design, Über Friedhofanlagen und Grabdenkmale (1913). In 1914, he was given the order Pour le Mérite.

Category
Architects
Type
Architect
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1860 to 1939 · aged 78