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Alexander Wittek

1852 - 1894

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Alexander Wittek (12 October 1852, Sisak – 11 May 1894, Graz) was an Austrian-Hungarian architect and chess master. As an architect, Wittek worked in Bosnia and Herzegovina during Austro-Hungarian Empire. His most well-known works in Sarajevo are the City Hall building called "Vijećnica" (1892–1894) which later became the National Library and the Sebilj public fountain (1891), and in Mostar Hotel Neretva, all designed and built in the pseudo-Moorish style. Wittek was also a chess master. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Wittek is the 479th most popular architect (down from 458th in 2019), the 364th most popular biography from Croatia (down from 332nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Croatian Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Alexander Wittek ranks 479 out of 518. Before him are Mikhail Zemtsov, Gunnar Birkerts, James Gibbs, Zivar bey Ahmadbeyov, Otto Bartning, and Patricia Urquiola. After him are Ivan Fomin, Arnold Bode, Suad Amiry, Calvert Vaux, Henry Hobson Richardson, and Harry Vardon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1852, Alexander Wittek ranks 117. Before him are Joseph Timchenko, Theodore Robinson, Máximo Tajes, James Dwight, Robert Hausmann, and George Clausen. After him are John Neville Keynes, Anna Whitlock, Charles Kent, J. Alden Weir, Walter W. Winans, and Herbert Beerbohm Tree. Among people deceased in 1894, Alexander Wittek ranks 87. Before him are Lobengula, Boston Corbett, Remigio Morales Bermúdez, David Payne, George Inness, and George Peter Alexander Healy. After him are Joseph Schröter, Daniel Cornelius Danielssen, Cajetan von Felder, Nathaniel P. Banks, Henry Warner Slocum, and George Stoneman.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Alexander Wittek ranks 364 out of 700. Before him are Ödön Gróf (1915), Ante Rebić (1993), Tajči (1970), Nikola Kalinić (1988), Vjenceslav Novak (1859), and Vanna (1970). After him are Ivan Radeljić (1980), Dragutin Tadijanović (1905), Karlo Stipanić (1941), Pavao Pavličić (1946), Niko Kranjčar (1984), and Danijel Ljuboja (1978).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Croatia

Among architects born in Croatia, Alexander Wittek ranks 2. Before him are Vlado Milunić (1941).

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