Carl Schmidt

Who is Carl Schmidt?

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Carl Schmidt was a Russian architect and philatelist of German descent. He was born in St. Petersburg to Russian-German parents Carl Friedrich and Olga Helena Schmidt. He is known as a representative of the "brick-style" and the early Art Nouveau in architecture.

Carl Schmidt studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. His villas and houses adorn the streets of St. Petersburg. In autumn 1918 the Schmidt family was forced to leave Russia. In Germany, he could not follow on his architectural work. He died in 1945 in Magdeburg.