Wilhelm Kreis

German architect (1873-1955)

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Facts

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[19]
Date of birth: March 17, 1873
Date of death: August 13, 1955
Place of birth: Eltville am Rhein
Place of death: Bad Honnef
Country of citizenship: Germany^[8]
Occupation: architect, university teacher
Employer: Kunstgewerbeschule Düsseldorf^[10]
Field of work: architect^[9]
Educated at: Technische Universität Berlin, Technical University of Munich^[11]^[12]
Member of political party: Nazi Party^[20]
Award received: Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches, Goethe Medal for Art and Science^[14]^[15]^[16]
Notable work: Palatium^[13]
Genre: Heimatschutz Architecture^[21]
Work location: Dresden, Düsseldorf^[26]^[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed: German^[31]
Academic degree: doctorate^[23]
Archives at: Deutsches Kunstarchiv im Germanischen Nationalmuseum^[22]
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired^[33]
Described by source: Dresdner Hefte, Neue Deutsche Biographie, Děčín : Tetschen.net^[28]^[29]^[30]
Family name: Kreis^[24]
Given name: Wilhelm^[25]
Member of: Deutscher Werkbund, Association of German Architects^[17]^[18]

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Name in native language: Wilhelm Kreis^[32]
Place of burial: Bad Honnef New Cemetery^[7]

🏷️ Also known as

en Wilhelm Heinrich Kreis en Wilhelm Kreis ar فيلهلم كريس cs Wilhelm H.(Wilhelm Heinrich) Kreis cs Wilhelm H. Kreis fa ویلهلم کرایس fr Wilhelm Heinrich Kreis ja ヴィルヘルム・クライス pl Wilhelm Heinrich Kreis ru Вильгельм Крайс ru Крайз, Вильгельм ru Крайс, Вильгельм sv Kreis sv Wilhelm Heinrich Kreis zh 威廉·克莱斯 zh-hant 威廉·克萊斯

🔖 Identifiers · 56

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VIAF cluster ID: 115619930
Library of Congress Authorities ID: nr91037646
GND ID: 11877798X
ADK member ID: 52330
ArchINFORM person/group ID: 2734
Artist-info artist ID: 255101
Artists of the World ID: 00138397
BIBSYS ID: 2079185
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 13555871d
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: kreis-wilhelm
CONOR.BG ID: 13807717

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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 11877798X
EUTA person ID: 1074
FAST ID: 297827
FES digital collections entity ID: 388330
FOIH person ID: 8449
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KSW person ID: 89519
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Kallías ID: PE00457003
Munzinger person ID: 00000005319
Museen Dresden article ID: 14311
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Olympedia people ID: 5005042
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RERO ID (legacy): A003473764
RKDartists ID: 46376
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID: 63102
SNAC ARK ID: w63r3mkj
Saxon Biography ID: 10234
Structurae person ID: 1001534
The Modern Art Index Project ID: kreis
The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture entry ID: 2564
Topic's main category: Category:Wilhelm Kreis
Treccani ID: wilhelm-kreis
Union List of Artist Names ID: 500003905
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJkXtg3B69bvYGPWCMPxXd
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German Hygiene Museum, Szczecin Bismarck tower, Halle State Museum of Prehistory, Bismarck Tower, Tonhalle Düsseldorf

Award received 2

Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches, Goethe Medal for Art and Science

Educated at 2

Technical University of Munich, Technische Universität Berlin

Member of 2

Deutscher Werkbund, Association of German Architects

Occupation 2

architect, university teacher

Work location 2

Dresden, Düsseldorf

Academic degree 1

doctorate

Chaired by 1

Association of German Architects

Country of citizenship 1

Germany

Field of work 1

architect

Genre 1

Heimatschutz Architecture

Given name 1

Wilhelm

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

German

Member of political party 1

Nazi Party

Place of birth 1

Eltville am Rhein

Place of death 1

Bad Honnef

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Wilhelm Kreis was born on March 17, 1873^[1], in Eltville am Rhein^[2]. He died on August 13, 1955^[3], in Bad Honnef^[4]. He worked as an architect^[5] and university teacher^[6].

FAQs

Where was Wilhelm Kreis born?

Wilhelm Kreis was born in Eltville am Rhein^[2].

Where did Wilhelm Kreis die?

Wilhelm Kreis died in Bad Honnef^[4].

What did Wilhelm Kreis do for work?

Wilhelm Kreis worked as an architect^[5] and university teacher^[6].

Where did Wilhelm Kreis go to school?

Wilhelm Kreis was educated at Technische Universität Berlin^[11] and Technical University of Munich^[12].

What awards did Wilhelm Kreis receive?

Honors received include Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[14], Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches^[15], and Goethe Medal for Art and Science^[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — place of birth (P19): Eltville am Rhein. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-10. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — place of death (P20): Bad Honnef. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-07. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — country of citizenship (P27): Germany. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — educated at (P69): Technische Universität Berlin. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — educated at (P69): Technical University of Munich. Retrieved 2019-07-08. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — field of work (P101): architect. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — member of political party (P102): Nazi Party. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — occupation (P106): architect. Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved 2019-05-14. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — occupation (P106): university teacher. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-07. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — employer (P108): Kunstgewerbeschule Düsseldorf. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — place of burial (P119): Bad Honnef New Cemetery. Honnefer Volkszeitung. zeitpunkt.nrw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — genre (P136): Heimatschutz Architecture. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — award received (P166): Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — award received (P166): Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — award received (P166): Goethe Medal for Art and Science. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — member of (P463): Deutscher Werkbund. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — member of (P463): Association of German Architects. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — archives at (P485): Deutsches Kunstarchiv im Germanischen Nationalmuseum. kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — academic degree (P512): doctorate. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-03-01. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — date of birth (P569): March 17, 1873. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — date of death (P570): August 13, 1955. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-09. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — family name (P734): Kreis. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — given name (P735): Wilhelm. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — notable work (P800): Palatium. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — work location (P937): Dresden. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-04-02. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — work location (P937): Düsseldorf. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-04-02. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — described by source (P1343): Dresdner Hefte. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — described by source (P1343): Neue Deutsche Biographie. Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved 2026-11-02. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — described by source (P1343): Děčín : Tetschen.net. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): German. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — name in native language (P1559): Wilhelm Kreis. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Wilhelm Kreis — copyright status as a creator (P7763): copyrights on works have expired. Retrieved 2026-01-02. wikidata.org.

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