Ernesto Korrodi

Ernesto Korrodi
Portrait of Korrodi
Born
Ernst Korrodi

31 January 1870
Zurich, Switzerland
Died3 February 1944 (1944-02-04) (aged 74)
Leiria, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal
OccupationArchitect
Known forPioneering Art Nouveau architecture in Portugal
The Quinta da Cerca, Leiria, designed by Ernesto Korrodi

Ernesto Korrodi (Zürich, 31 January 1870 – Leiria, 3 February 1944),[1] was a Swiss-born architect who moved to Portugal aged 19, spending the remainder of his life there.

He later adopted Portuguese citizenship, and married a Portuguese woman. He died in 1944.

Main works

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He has more than 400 works in all Portugal of which the most important are:

References

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  1. ^ Architektur im 20. Jahrhundert (in German). Vol. 3. Prestel. 1995. p. 338. ISBN 978-3-7913-1910-0. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
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