Alois Wachsman
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Born14 May 1898
Died16 May 1942 (aged 44)
Resting placeOlšany Cemetery, Prague
Occupation(s)architect and painter
Alois Wachsman | |
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 Wachsman in 1942 | |
| Born | 14 May 1898 |
| Died | 16 May 1942 (aged 44) |
| Resting place | Olšany Cemetery, Prague |
| Occupation(s) | architect and painter |
Alois Wachsman (14 May 1898 – 16 May 1942) was a Czech painter, stage designer and architect.
Wachsman was born on 14 May 1898 in Prague. He stems from an artist family. His granduncle was Bedřich Wachsmann and his cousin was Jiří Voskovec. From 1917 to 1922 he studied architecture at the Prague Technical University (CTU) and in 1920 was one of the founders of Devětsil. From 1925 to 1928 he studied architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts under Josef Gočár. From 1923, he was a member of the Association of Fine Artists, and from 1937 he lived in Dvůr Králové.[1]
Wachsman died on 16 May 1942 in Jičín.
