Dawid Lande Explained

Dawid Lande
Birth Date:14 April 1868
Birth Place:Łódź, Poland
Death Place:Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Nationality:Polish
Occupation:Architect

Dawid Lande (14 April 1868 – 10 September 1928) was a Polish architect.[1]

Lande was born in Łódź, where he attended the trade school, and travelled to Saint Petersburg to study at the Institute of Civil Engineering. After completing his studies, he worked for two years in Berlin at the architect office "Keyser und Grossheim" before he travelled back to his home town to set up his own business there.[2]

Dawid Lande was one of the city's most popular architects of the time, known for his projects in Łódź and Warsaw. He was best known for the Łódź branch building of the State Bank of the Russian Empire, Dawid Sendrowicz’ brick house, Hotel Grand, Leon Rappaport's villa and Mieczysław Pinkus’ brick house. He died in Karlovy Vary, aged 60.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lande Dawid - Virtual Shtetl. sztetl.org.pl.
  2. Web site: Dawid Lande. www.beta.architektura.warszawa.sarp.org.pl.
  3. Book: Bedoire, Fredric. The Jewish Contribution to Modern Architecture, 1830-1930. 29 September 2018. KTAV Publishing House, Inc.. Google Books. 9780881258080.