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[[File:Darmstadt 1820 1.jpg|thumb|375px|View of the Luisenplatz (1820s), from a drawing by Lerch]]
'''Georg August Lerch''' (11 August 1792, [[Darmstadt]] - 20 March 1857, Darmstadt) was a German architect and politician; a member of the Second Chamber of the .
==Biography==
He was the son of the Master [[bricklayer]], Johann Philipp Lerch (1762–1800), and his wife, Maria Magdalena, née Schneider. From 1801 to 1806, he attended the [[Gymnasium (school)|gymnasium]] in Darmstadt. He became the building manager and mathematics teacher at the School of Architecture in 1812. He moved to [[Karlsruhe]] in 1815, to join the Architectural Institute, directed by [[Friedrich Weinbrenner]].
After spending some time in Italy, he returned to Darmstadt in 1818 and became a [[Master builder]]. Two years later, he married Anna Elisabeth Fersenfeld (1792–1847). In 1821, he was appointed a teacher of mathematics and architecture at the newly created [[Realschule]]. The following year, he was named the official Master Builder for the city of Darmstadt.
In 1832, he was promoted to Master Builder for . After 1836, he served as a Master Builder for the court and the military and, only one year later, became the Oberbaurat (Senior Building Officer) and Oberbaudirektor (Head of Construction). In 1844, Grand Duke [[Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse|Louis II]] awarded him the Knight's Cross of the [[Order of Philip the Magnanimous]]. Finally, in 1854, he was named an honorary [[Geheimrat]] (Privy Councilor). He retired two years later.
From 1841 to 1849, he served as an elected member of the Land Estates; representing Darmstadt. During the [[revolutions of 1848]], he was a member of the [[Vorparlament]] in [[Frankfurt]].
Among his most familiar designs are the hall of the casino in [[Giessen]], and St. Paul's Parish Church in [[Offenbach am Main]]. Together with [[Georg Moller]], he converted Prince Christian's Palace, on the , into the seat of the legislature. He entered a contest to design the , but his entry was not selected.
== Sources ==
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* [https://ift.tt/3jPFzUe Biography] @ the Stadtlexikon Darmstadt
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[[Category:1857 deaths]]
[[Category:German architects]]
[[Category:German builders]]
[[Category:People from Darmstadt]]
[[File:Darmstadt 1820 1.jpg|thumb|375px|View of the Luisenplatz (1820s), from a drawing by Lerch]]
'''Georg August Lerch''' (11 August 1792, [[Darmstadt]] - 20 March 1857, Darmstadt) was a German architect and politician; a member of the Second Chamber of the .
==Biography==
He was the son of the Master [[bricklayer]], Johann Philipp Lerch (1762–1800), and his wife, Maria Magdalena, née Schneider. From 1801 to 1806, he attended the [[Gymnasium (school)|gymnasium]] in Darmstadt. He became the building manager and mathematics teacher at the School of Architecture in 1812. He moved to [[Karlsruhe]] in 1815, to join the Architectural Institute, directed by [[Friedrich Weinbrenner]].
After spending some time in Italy, he returned to Darmstadt in 1818 and became a [[Master builder]]. Two years later, he married Anna Elisabeth Fersenfeld (1792–1847). In 1821, he was appointed a teacher of mathematics and architecture at the newly created [[Realschule]]. The following year, he was named the official Master Builder for the city of Darmstadt.
In 1832, he was promoted to Master Builder for . After 1836, he served as a Master Builder for the court and the military and, only one year later, became the Oberbaurat (Senior Building Officer) and Oberbaudirektor (Head of Construction). In 1844, Grand Duke [[Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse|Louis II]] awarded him the Knight's Cross of the [[Order of Philip the Magnanimous]]. Finally, in 1854, he was named an honorary [[Geheimrat]] (Privy Councilor). He retired two years later.
From 1841 to 1849, he served as an elected member of the Land Estates; representing Darmstadt. During the [[revolutions of 1848]], he was a member of the [[Vorparlament]] in [[Frankfurt]].
Among his most familiar designs are the hall of the casino in [[Giessen]], and St. Paul's Parish Church in [[Offenbach am Main]]. Together with [[Georg Moller]], he converted Prince Christian's Palace, on the , into the seat of the legislature. He entered a contest to design the , but his entry was not selected.
== Sources ==
*
* [https://ift.tt/3jPFzUe Biography] @ the Stadtlexikon Darmstadt
[[Category:1792 births]]
[[Category:1857 deaths]]
[[Category:German architects]]
[[Category:German builders]]
[[Category:People from Darmstadt]]
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