Otto wagner biography

Prominent Austrian architect Date of Birth: 13.07.1841 Country: Austria

Content:

1. Otto Koloman Wagner: A Trailblazing Architect
2. Early Period (1863-1887)
3. Mature Period (1888-1908)
4. Key Projects:
5. Notable Contests and Controversies
6. Late Period (1908-1918)
7. - Palace of Peace in The Hague (1905)
8. Legacy

Otto Koloman Wagner: A Trailblazing Architect

Early Life and Education

Otto Koloman Wagner was born on July 13, 1841, in Penzing, Vienna, Austria, to Rudolph Simeon Wagner, a Hungarian notary, and Susanne Helfenstorfer, the daughter of a wealthy court archivist.

Wagner's mother aspired for him to become a lawyer, but he pursued his passion for architecture, enrolling at the Vienna Polytechnic Institute in 1857. After several years, he transferred to the Royal Building Academy in Berlin.

In 1861, Wagner returned to Vienna and entered the Academy of Fine Arts.

He successfully completed his academic journey in 1863 with a project for a spa facility. Wagn