Hans Grässel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hans Grässel

German architect

Date of Birth: 18-Aug-1860

Place of Birth: Rehau, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 10-Mar-1939

Profession: architect

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Hans Grässel (August 8, 1860 – March 10 or 11, 1939) was a German architect.
Grässel studied and performed almost his entire career in Munich, and as the council architect of the city he created a series of cemeteries of which Munich Waldfriedhof (Munich woodlands cemetery), opened in 1907, is well known for being the first woodland cemetery.
Grässel also wrote a pamphlet on cemetery design, Über Friedhofanlagen und Grabdenkmale (1913).
In 1914, he was given the order Pour le Mérite.