Erich Jacoby

Architect

Birthday June 16, 1885

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Estonia

DEATH DATE Dec 10, 1941 (56)

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About

Estonian architect who was prominent during the first half of the 20th century. He was known to employ the expressionist, art nouveau, and functionalist styles.

Before Fame

He was educated at the Leibniz University of Hannover from 1905 until 1907 and graduated from the Riga Technical University in 1913.

Trivia

He designed a number of buildings in Tallinn that were influenced by the expressionism and art nouveau movements.

Family Life

He was born and raised in Tallinn, Estonia, in a family of Baltic German ancestry. He relocated to Germany in 1939.

Associated With

He hailed from the same country as fellow architect Peep Janes.