Draft:Adolph Alfred Stern
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Comment: There is detail in a footnote in one source that might generously be considered significant coverage. All others are passing mentions and one link is dead. Also career section is underdeveloped and could use more (reliably sourced) detail. MmeMaigret (talk) 01:27, 4 November 2025 (UTC)
Adolph Alfred Stern | |
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| Born | 24 December 1877[1] Riga, Russian Empire (registered at Mateus Baptist Congregation) |
| Died | 1929 Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Nationality | Latvian-Brazilian |
| Occupation(s) | Architect, engineer, professor |
Adolph Alfred Stern (born Adolfs Šterns; 24 December 1877[1] – 1929) was a Latvian-born architect, engineer and professor who emigrated to Brazil and became active in Porto Alegre in the early 20th century.
Early life and education
[edit]Stern was born in Riga, then part of the Russian Empire.[2] He was the son of carpenter Ernsts Šterns and his wife Jūle Šterns.[1]
At the age of two, the family moved to São Leopoldo, Brazil, where Stern studied at a Jesuit college. In 1909, he graduated[2] with a qualification in roads and civil engineering at the Porto Alegre School of Engineering (Escola de Engenharia de Porto Alegre) (which would later became part of the School of Engineering of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul), completing qualifications in architecture and hydraulics the following year. In 1912, he travelled to Italy for advanced studies in architecture and engineering.
Career
[edit]In 1910, Stern he began teaching at the Jesuit College in São Leopoldo.[3] This was followed by a job at the Júlio de Castilhos State College[3] In 1912, he travelled to Italy.
After returning, he opened his own office and practised architecture and engineering. Among his works were the University Radio (1920–1921) and the Companhia Força e Luz building (1928), as well as drainage works for the Experimental Institute of Agriculture.[3][2]
In 1928, Stern became a member of the Municipal Council of Porto Alegre.[2] He died the following year.
Works
[edit]- University Radio (1920–1921), initially built to house the Meteorology Section of the Astronomical and Meteorological Institute at the Porto Alegre School of Engineering.[3]
- Companhia Força e Luz (electricity company) building (1926–1928), later transformed into the Centro Cultural CEEE Erico Verissimo cultural centre. The building, designed by engineer Adolfo Stern, was official opended in April 1929 and listed as a state heritage site in 1994.[4]
- Construction of the Theatro Centenário on Rua Vigário José Inácio[3]
Legacy
[edit]Stern contributed to the modernization of Porto Alegre in the early 20th century, bridging European technical influences with local needs.[2]
He was later honored with both a street bearing his name, and a railway station, in Uruguaiana.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Latvian State Historical Archives, Birth record of Adolfs Šterns". 22 August 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Heinz, Flavio M. (2009). "Positivistas e republicanos: os professores da Escola de Engenharia de Porto Alegre (1896–1930)" [Positivists and Republicans: Professors at the Porto Alegre School of Engineering (1896–1930)]. Revista Brasileira de História (Brazilian Journal of History) (in Portuguese). 29 (58). doi:10.1590/S0102-01882009000200002. Retrieved 8 September 2025 – via Scientific Electronic Library Online (Brazil).
Adolpho Alfredo Stern, born in Riga, Latvia (then Russian territory), in 1880, graduated from the School in the class of 1909, joined the faculty the following year, where he would have a successful career and be responsible for different subjects; in 1928, he joined the Porto Alegre City Council, passing away in 1929.
- ^ a b c d e f Silveira Neto, O. A. (2001). "Cinemas de rua em Porto Alegre–do Recreio Ideal (1908) ao Açores (1974)" [Street cinemas in Porto Alegre: from Recreio Ideal (1908) to Açores (1974)] (PDF). Lume UFRGS. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Centro Cultural CEEE Erico Verissimo turns ten". Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) (in Portuguese). Jornal da Universidade (UFRGS). 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
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