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Walter Gropius

German-American architect1883 to 1969

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Teachers and mentors2

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a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Karl Ernst Osthaus
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Peter Behrens

Taught11

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Erik Schmidt-Schaller
born 1889
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Louis-Raymond Fischer
born 1898
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Ré Soupault
born 1901
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Marcel Breuer
born 1902
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Ioannis Despotopoulos
born 1903
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Henry Clifford Boles
born 1910
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Anne Tyng
born 1920
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Walter Eugene George, Jr.
born 1922
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
William J Conklin
born 1923
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
James Rossant
born 1928
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Ellen Jawdat

Education and career3

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Harvard University
worked
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Black Mountain College
worked
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Bauhaus
worked

At a glance

known as: architect, pedagogue, urban planner, designer, teacher, industrial designer, university teacher
fields: architecture
awards: Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Royal Gold Medal, 1956, Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt, 1961, Ernst Reuter Medal, 1957, Albert Medal, 1961, Honorary Royal Designer for Industry, 1947, Johann Heinrich Merck Honour, 1963
member of: Deutscher Werkbund, Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne, Royal Academy of Arts, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Fine Arts (Argentina), American Academy of Arts and Letters
Wikipedia: in 90 languages

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Elsewhere6

identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaWalter Gropius
stated by WikidataWikidataQ61071
stated by WikidataVIAF24663766
stated by WikidataGND118542443
stated by WikidataIdRef027382206
stated by WikidataISNI0000000110227952

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@misc{academicancestry_Q61071,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Walter Gropius: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q61071},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Walter Gropius: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q61071