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Martin Carl Philipp Gropius

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Martin Carl Philipp Gropius

Birth
Berlin, Germany
Death
13 Dec 1880 (aged 56)
Berlin, Germany
Burial
Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany Add to Map
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Gropius studied at the Bauakademie in Berlin and after graduation worked as a private architect. He received artistic direction from Karl Friedrich Schinkel and Karl Böttiche and continued his studies with prolonged trips through Greece and Italy. In 1856 Gropius was appointed to a professorship at the Academy of Applied Art and was later a member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanitie as well as the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Until his death he worked with Heino Schmieden to develop Fa. Gropius & Schmieden, one of the largest architecture firms in Berlin. Martin Gropius was the Great-uncle of architect and Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius. The present-day Martin Gropius Bau in Berlin was built in 1881 based on plans by Martin Gropius and Heino Schmieden as an applied art museum.

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Parents:
Johann Carl Christian Gropius (1781-1854)
Bertha Charlotte Wilhelmine Wahnschaffe Gropius (1799-1873)
Siblings:
Carl Wilhelm Adolph Gropius (1819-1871)
Susanne Friederike Agnes Gropius Gerloff (1821-1850)
Agnes Margarethe Gropius Altgeld (1826-1900)
Bertha Marianne Gropius Karsten (1830-1907)
Bertha Gertrude Gropius (1835-1836)
Children:
1
Bertha Antonie Gropius Martens Delbrück (1856-1941)
Elisabeth Caroline Gropius Delbrück (1863-1910)
2
Luise "Lulu" Gropius Matz (1866-____)
Auguste "Gusta" Eveline Gropius Genzmer (1868-____)
Katharina Gropius Körte (1870-1911)
Frieda Gropius Körte (1873-1963)
Anna Marie Gropius ? (1871-1944)
Nephew:
Walter Adolph Gropius (1848-1911)
Gropius studied at the Bauakademie in Berlin and after graduation worked as a private architect. He received artistic direction from Karl Friedrich Schinkel and Karl Böttiche and continued his studies with prolonged trips through Greece and Italy. In 1856 Gropius was appointed to a professorship at the Academy of Applied Art and was later a member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanitie as well as the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Until his death he worked with Heino Schmieden to develop Fa. Gropius & Schmieden, one of the largest architecture firms in Berlin. Martin Gropius was the Great-uncle of architect and Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius. The present-day Martin Gropius Bau in Berlin was built in 1881 based on plans by Martin Gropius and Heino Schmieden as an applied art museum.

Thanks to this contributor for providing the above biography.
______________________________________________

***Family Links***
Parents:
Johann Carl Christian Gropius (1781-1854)
Bertha Charlotte Wilhelmine Wahnschaffe Gropius (1799-1873)
Siblings:
Carl Wilhelm Adolph Gropius (1819-1871)
Susanne Friederike Agnes Gropius Gerloff (1821-1850)
Agnes Margarethe Gropius Altgeld (1826-1900)
Bertha Marianne Gropius Karsten (1830-1907)
Bertha Gertrude Gropius (1835-1836)
Children:
1
Bertha Antonie Gropius Martens Delbrück (1856-1941)
Elisabeth Caroline Gropius Delbrück (1863-1910)
2
Luise "Lulu" Gropius Matz (1866-____)
Auguste "Gusta" Eveline Gropius Genzmer (1868-____)
Katharina Gropius Körte (1870-1911)
Frieda Gropius Körte (1873-1963)
Anna Marie Gropius ? (1871-1944)
Nephew:
Walter Adolph Gropius (1848-1911)

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Honorary Grave of the city of Berlin, marked by the red brick on the lot.

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