Background
Mayreder was born the son of Leopold (1823–1892), a restauranteur and hotelier, and Henriette Rettmeyer (1834–1923).
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Julius Mayreder
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From 1878–1880, Mayreder studied at the Technical University in Vienna, but left after two years to pursue greater artistic freedom. From 1880–1882, he was a student at a Kunstgewerbeschule (school of arts and crafts). Between 1883–1886, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (Akademie der bildenden Künste) under Friedrich von Schmidt.
In 1887, he traveled in Greece, Constantinople, Italy, Germany, and France on a Prix de Rome scholarship, awarded to promising arts students.
Career
Mayreder began work in the offices of the architects Viktor Luntz in Trieste and Adolf Language in Budapest in 1888. In 1890, he worked in the architectural studio of Franz von Neumann. Beginning in 1891, he worked as an independent architect.
Mayreder designed many buildings, both residential and industrial.
As an architect, Mayreder favored a Baroque style. Mayreder died in 1911 of a brain disease.
He is buried at Zentralfriedhof, the "central cemetery" of Vienna. Selected works 1894, Cemetery chapel, Bystřice pod Hostýnem c. c.
Achievements
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In 1887, he traveled in Greece, Constantinople, Italy, Germany, and France on a Prix de Rome scholarship, awarded to promising arts students. In 1893, they won a competition to manage construction in Stubenviertel, close to Vienna"s historic city center. They also won second prize for a project to manage construction in all of Vienna.
Membership
He was also a founding member of the Vienna Secession in 1897.
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Nationality
Austria
Awards
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Prix de Rome
The Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France.The Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France.