Hermann Stiller (29 November 1850 – 1931) was a German architect and director of the Kunstgewerbeschule Düsseldorf.
Life Born Gostyń, Stiller studied at the Bauakademie and was there, among other things, a pupil of Friedrich Adler. He received the State Prize of the Academy in 1875Stiller, Hermann. In Hans Vollmer (ed.): Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. Created by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. Vol. 32: Stephens–Theodotos. E. A. Seemann, Leipzig 1938, – presumably for his Entwurf zu einer Kunst-Academie.Mehrere Blätter im Bestand beim Architekturmuseum der Technischen Universität Berlin architekturmuseum.ub.tu-berlin.de. He used the associated bonus for a study trip to Italy in 1876/77.Hermann-Bröckelschen-Stiftung (ed.): Chronik der Ausgrabung von Pergamon 1871–1886. Aus Berichten und Briefen des Humann-Kreises. Ardey-Verlag, Dortmund 1963, . Between 1878 and 1880, he worked under Wilhelm von Mörner on the planning and execution of the new building for the Reichsjustizamt in Berlin, Voßstraße 4/5. He then took part in the recording of the excavations in Pergamon, where he worked on the . In 1882, he became director of the Kunsthochschule Kassel, and from 1884 to 1903, he was the first director of the newly founded Kunstgewerbeschule Düsseldorf. He then settled in Cologne as an independent architect.
Stiller was a member of the Architekten- und Ingenieurverein Düsseldorf, where he served as chairman in 1893Architekten-Verein. Vorsitzender: Professor H. StillerIn Adressbuch der Stadt Düsseldorf, 1893, Vereine (uni-duesseldorf.de) and at times served as Vice-Chairman.Deutsche Bauzeitung, 32. Jahrgang 1898, Nr. 28, . After moving to Cologne, he transferred to the local Architekten und Ingenieur-Verein für Niederrhein und Westfalen.Mitgliederverzeichnis des Architekten- und Ingenieur-Vereins für Niederrhein und Westfalen (diverse Jahrgänge). He became a member of the Bund Deutscher Architekten (BDA), and the local group of the BDA in Cologne later appointed him an honorary member.
Stiller was married to Erminia née Bumiller. Their common daughter Maria married the composer and conductor Rudolf Siegel and was the mother of the composer .
Work Buildings and drafts His constructions include various buildings for Reichsbank branches, especially in the Rhine Province:Margit Heinker: Die Architektur der Deutschen Reichsbank 1876–1918. Dissertation, University of Münster, 1994. (Catalogue of the buildings) 1892–1894: , Heinrich-Heine-Allee 8/9 1896–1897: Reichsbank-Stelle Mülheim, Kaiserstraße 20 1897: Reichsbank-Stelle Duisburg, Düsseldorfer Straße 21.Ein Hauch von Florenz - in Duisburg (Rheinische Post) 1900–1902: Reichsbank-Nebenstelle Uerdingen, Niederstraße 24 1902–1904: Reichsbank-Nebenstelle Barmen, Neuer Weg 594/596 1903–1905: Reichsbank-Nebenstelle Viersen, Poststraße 8Artikel mit Foto 1904–1906: Reichsbank-Stelle Krefeld, Friedrichsplatz 20 1905–1907: Reichsbank-Nebenstelle Rüdesheim, Geisenheimer Straße 17 1908–1910: Reichsbank-Nebenstelle Kleve, Klosterstraße 12/14 1909–1910: Reichsbank-Nebenstelle Moers, Landwehrstraße 6 1910–1911: Reichsbank-Nebenstelle Mettmann, Bahnstraße 55
Beyond his work for the Reichsbank, other bank buildings by Stiller are known to date. 1895: Competition design for the Ruhmeshalle in Barmen (motto "Hya Berge romeryke", awarded with a 3rd prize) 1900: Bank building for the in Duisburg, Claubergstraße 11;Architekturführer Duisburg. Duisburg 1994; 2005 cancelled: Historische Bauwerke GbR Abbruchdokumentation Claubergstrasse on www.historische-bauwerke.de, retrieved 24 September 2021 1901–1902: Bank building for the Bergisch-Märkische Bank AG in Krefeld, Ostwall 131–135 (today Deutsche Bank).Architekturführer Krefeld. Krefeld 1996,www.architektur-bildarchiv.de 1910–1912: Bankgebäude für die Kreissparkasse Moers, Goethestraße (with ).Deutsche Bauzeitung. 44. Jahrgang 1910, Nr. 86, .
Publications
Das Traianeum. (Altertümer von Pergamon. Vol. 5, 2.) de Gruyter, Berlin 1895 (uni-heidelberg.de).
References
Further reading Stiller, Hermann. In Hans Vollmer (ed.): Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. Created by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. Vol. 32: Stephens–Theodotos. E. A. Seemann, Leipzig 1938, (Is also referred here as a pupil of Hugo Licht). Hans-Peter Schwanke: Baumeister aus Leidenschaft und die Renaissance zum Vorbild. Leben und Werk des Architekten Hermann Stiller unter besonderer Berücksichtigung seiner Krefelder Bauten. In Die Heimat. Krefelder Jahrbuch. 67, 1996, .
External links Works by Hermann Stiller in the inventory of the