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Michail Ossipowitsch Eisenstein

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Michail Ossipowitsch Eisenstein

Birth
Kyiv, Pecherskyi raion, City of Kyiv, Ukraine
Death
1 Jul 1920 (aged 52)
Berlin, Germany
Burial
Tegel, Reinickendorf, Berlin, Germany Add to Map
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Civil engineer and architect. Famous for his art nouveau buildings in Riga, Latvia.
(Following provided by contributor David Peltier #48075738)
Mikhail Osipovich Eisenstein was a civil engineer and architect working in Riga, the present-day capital of Latvia, when the city was part of the Russian Empire. He was active as an architect in the city at a time of great economic expansion and consequent enlargement, which coincided with the flourishing of Art Nouveau architecture. During the years 1901–1906, Eisenstein designed many of the best-known Art Nouveau buildings of Riga. His son, Sergei Eisenstein, became a well-known Soviet film director.
Civil engineer and architect. Famous for his art nouveau buildings in Riga, Latvia.
(Following provided by contributor David Peltier #48075738)
Mikhail Osipovich Eisenstein was a civil engineer and architect working in Riga, the present-day capital of Latvia, when the city was part of the Russian Empire. He was active as an architect in the city at a time of great economic expansion and consequent enlargement, which coincided with the flourishing of Art Nouveau architecture. During the years 1901–1906, Eisenstein designed many of the best-known Art Nouveau buildings of Riga. His son, Sergei Eisenstein, became a well-known Soviet film director.


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