Henry Wolters | |
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Born | 1845 Hanover, Germany |
Died | August 29, 1921 75–76) | (aged
Occupation | Architect |
Henry Wolters [1] (1845 [2] [3] – August 29, 1921) was an architect [4] [5] in the United States. [6]
Wolters was born in Hanover, Germany and educated at the Technische Hochschule in Charlottenburg (now Technische Universität Berlin) [7] and the Ecole de Beaux Arts in Paris. [8]
In 1882, Wolters was selected as an architect for a new cotton compress company located in New Orleans. [9]
In 1899, Wolters received severe injuries at Callahan & Sons grain elevator, resulting in his wrist being sprained and his knee-cap being fractured. [10]
His office was one of the firms where Cincinnati architect Samuel S. Godley learned his trade. [11]
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