Her parents were the Major General Heinrich Wilhelm Kurt von Knobelsdorff (born 13 April 1850) and Marie Elizabeth Fancis Gertrud Dyhrenfurth (born 17 September 1856).
Educationedit
In 1906, Elisabeth von Knobelsdorff graduated from the Munich Realgymnasium. In 1907, she began studying architecture at the TH Charlottenburg, first as a guest student, after the admission of women at the universities in the Kingdom of Prussia in 1909. She finished her studies in 1911, as the first woman in Germany with the diploma in engineering.[1]
Careeredit
In 1912, she became the first female member of the Association of Architects and Engineers in Berlin (AIV) and took part in the exhibition "The Woman in Home and Work", a showcase of the women's movement.[2] The organizers of this exhibition included her aunt Gertrud Dyrenfurth (1862-1946), who lived on the estate of the family in Jakobsdorf near Wroclaw. Elisabeth von Knobelsdorff designed a community center for the Silesian village, which was built in 1915.[3] It remained until 1946, the social center of Jakobsdorf.
In World War I, she worked as a "field architect in the rank of lieutenant" in the military building administration in Doberitz near Potsdam, and at the German Army High Command in occupied Belgium.[4][5] After World War I, she worked as an architect at the provincial government in Potsdam. In 1921, she passed the state examination for the building authority, and was again appointed as the first woman in Germany, master builder for the government.
In 1922, she married Kurt Wilhelm Viktor von Tippelskirch, Legation manager in the Foreign Office, and was then released in 1923 (as married) from the civil service. She then worked freelance as an architect in Berlin-Charlottenburg, until she accompanied her husband to the United States in 1927.
After returning in 1938, the couple lived in Jakobsdorf, from where she was expelled at the end of World War II. Elisabeth von Knobelsdorff lived in Bassum near Bremen from 1946 until her death in 1959.[6]
^Bingaman, Amy; Sanders, Lise; Zorach, Rebecca (2003-12-16). Embodied Utopias: Gender, Social Change and the Modern Metropolis. Routledge. ISBN978-1-134-53756-3.
^Stratigakos, Despina (2008). A Women's Berlin: Building the Modern City. U of Minnesota Press. ISBN978-0-8166-5322-5.
^Brown, Lori A. (2016-04-15). Feminist Practices: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Women in Architecture. Routledge. ISBN978-1-317-13563-0.
^Boak, Helen (2015-11-01). Women in the Weimar Republic. Oxford University Press. ISBN978-1-5261-0162-4.
^"Die erste Studentin: Elisabeth von Knobelsdorff (1877–1959)". archiv.pressestelle.tu-berlin.de. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
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elisabeth, knobelsdorff, june, 1877, potsdam, april, 1959, bassum, german, engineer, architect, alma, matermunich, university, applied, sciences, occupationarchitect, contents, early, life, education, career, references, external, linksearly, life, edither, pa. Elisabeth von Knobelsdorff 17 June 1877 Potsdam 20 April 1959 Bassum was a German engineer and architect Elisabeth von KnobelsdorffAlma materMunich University of Applied Sciences OccupationArchitect Contents 1 Early life 2 Education 3 Career 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editHer parents were the Major General Heinrich Wilhelm Kurt von Knobelsdorff born 13 April 1850 and Marie Elizabeth Fancis Gertrud Dyhrenfurth born 17 September 1856 Education editIn 1906 Elisabeth von Knobelsdorff graduated from the Munich Realgymnasium In 1907 she began studying architecture at the TH Charlottenburg first as a guest student after the admission of women at the universities in the Kingdom of Prussia in 1909 She finished her studies in 1911 as the first woman in Germany with the diploma in engineering 1 Career editIn 1912 she became the first female member of the Association of Architects and Engineers in Berlin AIV and took part in the exhibition The Woman in Home and Work a showcase of the women s movement 2 The organizers of this exhibition included her aunt Gertrud Dyrenfurth 1862 1946 who lived on the estate of the family in Jakobsdorf near Wroclaw Elisabeth von Knobelsdorff designed a community center for the Silesian village which was built in 1915 3 It remained until 1946 the social center of Jakobsdorf In World War I she worked as a field architect in the rank of lieutenant in the military building administration in Doberitz near Potsdam and at the German Army High Command in occupied Belgium 4 5 After World War I she worked as an architect at the provincial government in Potsdam In 1921 she passed the state examination for the building authority and was again appointed as the first woman in Germany master builder for the government In 1922 she married Kurt Wilhelm Viktor von Tippelskirch Legation manager in the Foreign Office and was then released in 1923 as married from the civil service She then worked freelance as an architect in Berlin Charlottenburg until she accompanied her husband to the United States in 1927 After returning in 1938 the couple lived in Jakobsdorf from where she was expelled at the end of World War II Elisabeth von Knobelsdorff lived in Bassum near Bremen from 1946 until her death in 1959 6 References edit Ingenieurkammer Niedersachsen Studierende www ingenieurkammer de Retrieved 2017 12 26 Bingaman Amy Sanders Lise Zorach Rebecca 2003 12 16 Embodied Utopias Gender Social Change and the Modern Metropolis Routledge ISBN 978 1 134 53756 3 Stratigakos Despina 2008 A Women s Berlin Building the Modern City U of Minnesota Press ISBN 978 0 8166 5322 5 Brown Lori A 2016 04 15 Feminist Practices Interdisciplinary Approaches to Women in Architecture Routledge ISBN 978 1 317 13563 0 Boak Helen 2015 11 01 Women in the Weimar Republic Oxford University Press ISBN 978 1 5261 0162 4 Die erste Studentin Elisabeth von Knobelsdorff 1877 1959 archiv pressestelle tu berlin de Retrieved 2017 12 26 External links edit nbsp This article incorporates text available under the CC BY SA 3 0 license Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elisabeth von Knobelsdorff amp oldid 1197826531, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
