Richard Riemerschmid, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Riemerschmid

German architect, painter, designer and city planner

Date of Birth: 20-Jun-1868

Place of Birth: Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 13-Apr-1957

Profession: architect, urban planner, painter, university teacher, designer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Richard Riemerschmid (20 June 1868 – 13 April 1957) was a German architect, painter, designer and city planner from Munich.
He was a major figure in Jugendstil, the German form of Art Nouveau, and a founder of architecture in the style.
A founder member of both the Vereinigte Werkstätte für Kunst im Handwerk (United Workshops for Art in Handcrafts) and the Deutscher Werkbund and the director of art and design institutions in Munich and Cologne, he prized craftsmanship but also pioneered machine production of artistically designed objects.