Wilhelm Sander
Architect, Deceased Person
1860 – 1930
Who was Wilhelm Sander?
Wilhelm Sander was a master architect and contractor working for Sander & Kock known for his work in German South-West Africa, today's Namibia.
Sander studied Civil engineering in Höxter, Germany. He worked in Berlin before joining the German Colonial Society for South-West Africa and repatriating to German South-West Africa in 1901.
His buildings in Windhoek today are all famous landmarks. The three castles of Windhoek, Heinitzburg, Schwerinsburg and Sanderburg, are what he is best known for but he also built the Gathemann and Erkrath buildings and was involved in the erection of the Tintenpalast. Besides his works in Windhoek, Sander also designed Duwisib Castle near Helmeringhausen, the German Lutheran church in Keetmanshoop, and many others.
Wilhelm Sander was married twice: 1910 to Paola née Eck and 1921 to Else née Fröbel. He moved to Lüderitz in 1922, where he stayed until his death in 1930.
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