Robert Curjel
Robert Curjel was a German-Swiss architect.
Early life and education
Curjel attended the Technical University of Karlsruhe and the Technical University of Munich. In 1888, he founded the architectural firm Curjel and Moser with Karl Moser. From 1916, Curiel worked for the Badischer Baubund.Buildings
- Johanneskirche in Bern
- Christ Church in Karlsruhe
- Südwestdeutsche Landesbank in Karlsruhe
- St. [Paul's Church, Basel|St Paul's Church] in Basel
- Langmatt Museum in Baden
- St John's Church in Mannheim
- St Paul's Church, Bern
- Kunsthaus Zürich
- Basel Badischer, Basel
- Main building of the University of Zürich
Family
Curjel and his wife Marie Curjel were both Jewish. Marie committed suicide on 27 April 1940 because of the threat of deportation to a concentration camp.His daughter Gertrud was murdered in Auschwitz concentration camp in February 1943. His son Hans Curjel was an art historian, conductor, and theatre director, who successfully emigrated to Switzerland in 1933.