Herman Ambrosius Jan Baanders, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Herman Ambrosius Jan Baanders

architect

Date of Birth: 13-Feb-1876

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 27-May-1953

Profession: architect

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Herman Ambrosius Jan Baanders (Amsterdam, 13 February 1876 – Amsterdam, 27 May 1953), also known by his initials as H.A.J.
Baanders, was a Dutch architect, designer and entrepreneur who was active in the Amsterdamse School style of architecture.
He designed the Amsterdams Lyceum, among others. Baanders' most significant contribution to the development of the Amsterdamse School style was a number of buildings outside Amsterdam during the early phase of the movement.
His firm was also the starting point for the careers of a number of prominent Amsterdamse School architects, such as Michel de Klerk, Cornelis Blaauw, J.
Zietsma, and Willem Maas.In Amsterdam a street has been named for him, the H.A.J.
Baanderskade in Zeeburg.