Bertel Jung
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Professori Bertel Jung | |
|---|---|
 Jung in 1911 | |
| Born | 11 July 1872[1] |
| Died | 12 May 1946 (aged 73)[1] |
| Alma mater | Polytechnical Institute[2] |
| Occupation | Architect |
(Axel) Bertel Jung (11 July 1872 — 12 May 1946)[1] was a Finnish architect and urban planner, notable as Finland's first official zoning architect and a pioneer in the field of city planning.[3]
Axel Bertel Jung was born in Jakobstad, on the west coast of Finland, to insurance clerk Axel Gabriel Jung and Sofia née Brunberg.[4]
Jung completed his secondary education in 1891, and went on to study architecture at the Polytechnical Institute (later Helsinki University of Technology, now part of Aalto University), graduating there in 1895, after which he went to further his studies at the Royal School of Art in Berlin.[2][1]
