As per our current Database, Oskar Kaufmann has been died on Sep 8, 1956 (age 83).
When Oskar Kaufmann die, Oskar Kaufmann was 83 years old.
Popular As | Oskar Kaufmann |
Occupation | Architect |
Age | 83 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
Born | February 2, 1873 (Romania) |
Birthday | February 2 |
Town/City | Romania |
Nationality | Romania |
Oskar Kaufmann’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Oskar Kaufmann was born in the Year of the Rooster. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rooster are practical, resourceful, observant, analytical, straightforward, trusting, honest, perfectionists, neat and conservative. Compatible with Ox or Snake.
Hungarian-Jewish Architect known for designing theaters, including the Kroll Opera House, the Hebbel Theater, the Renaissance Theater, each of which were in Berlin, the Neue Stadttheater in Vienna, and Tel Aviv's Habima Theater.
He studied architecture in Budapest, then in Karlsruhe at the Grand Ducal Technical College, where he studied with such notables as Max Laeuger.
His work on The Krolloper (Kroll Opera House) took nine years.
His wealthy parents wanted him to be a Pianist and would not support his architectural education. He married Emma Gonner, whose father was mayor of Baden-Baden, in 1903. He became a Christian in order to satisfy his father-in-law's wishes.
He and Frank Gehry both became influential Architects, albeit in different generations.