Otto, Frei, 1925-2015

LC control no.	n 50049927
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Otto, Frei, 1925-2015 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Birth date	1925-05-31
Death date	2015-03-09
Place of birth	Siegmar (Chemnitz, Germany)
Place of death	Warmbronn (Germany)
Field of activity	Tensile architecture Lightweight construction
Affiliation	Universität Stuttgart. Institut für Leichte Flächentragwerke Technische Hochschule Stuttgart. Institut für Leichte Flächentragwerke
Profession or occupation	Architects College teachers
Found in	Author's Das hängende Dach, 1954. Information from 678 converted Dec. 19, 2014 (Dr.) New York times (online), viewed Mar. 11, 2015 (in obituary published Mar. 10: Frei Otto; b. Frei Paul Otto, May 31, 1925, Siegmar, near Chemnitz; d. Monday [Mar. 9, 2015], Germany, aged 89; architect and engineer known for creating dazzling tensile structures that inspired generations of architects to dangle roofs from poles and cables)
Associated language	ger