Robert von Ezdorf | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 15, 1889 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died |
March 26, 1956 (aged 66) Summit, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Florence Burke |
Robert von Ezdorf (August 15, 1889 – March 26, 1956) was an American architect and composer.[1]
He specialized in high-rise office buildings and also designed the interiors of the Commodore Hotel, the Waldorf-Astoria and Hotel Hershey as well as the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[1] He worked for the firm of Cross and Cross where he served as chief designer.[2] He also worked at McKim, Mead, and White. Von Ezdorf also designed much of Oak Ridge's Secret City, including the reactor used in developing the atomic bomb.
Biography[]
He was born in August 15, 1889 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]
Von Ezdorf initially intended to embark on a career in music and studied music until he was 16. He then changed his focus to building design and earned a degree in architecture from George Washington University in 1912.[3] He studied drawing under Nathan C. Wyeth. He served in World War I as a 31st Aero Squadron lieutenant and was the first officer of that rank from Queens to be sent abroad.[4] He later served as a bird colonel during World War II.
He died in Summit, New Jersey on March 26, 1956.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Robert von Ezdorf, Architect Here, Dies; Designed Interior of the Waldorf-Astoria". March 26, 1956. http://www.nytimes.com/1956/03/26/archives/robert-von-ezdorf-architect-here-dies-designed-interior-of-the.html. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- ↑ "Webster Native Gave Fresno Its City Hall". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. February 20, 1992.
- ↑ "Obituaries". 1956. pp. 80.
- ↑ Ernest Knaufft (1921). "War Memorials". The American Review of Reviews, vol. 63. Review of Reviews. https://books.google.com/books?id=T70GAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA648&dq=%22Robert+von+Ezdorf+%22&client=firefox-a&cd=3#v=onepage&q=%22Robert%20von%20Ezdorf%20%22&f=false. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
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