Heinrich Mendelssohn
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Early life
Mendelssohn was born in Posen, German Empire( today Poznań, Poland) in 1881.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
A claimed connection to the family of the famous Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn has not yet been confirmed.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He is most likely the father [illegitimately] of the British actor Daniel Gerroll, whose mother was Heinrich's paramour from 1949 to 1959.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Activity
Mendelssohn participated in the construction and development of numerous projects located in Berlin, i.e: the Hansaviertel, the Bavarian quarter, the Kurfürstendamm and the Olivaer Platz. He was also behind a development of the skyscraper at the Anhalter Station in Berlin which was named after the Saxon royal family.[1]
In cooperation with Albert Heilmann, Mendelssohn constructed the Europahaus (House of Europe) in Berlin, which today houses the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.[2]
He emigrated during the Third Reich.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Death
Mendelssohn died in Geneva, Switzerland in 1959.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He found his final resting place at the cemetery of Petit-Saconnex. His wife Hildegarde (1897-1992) was buried at this side.
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