Theo Kellner (13 April 1899 – 26 February 1969) was a German artist and architect active in Berlin, Erfurt and Frankfurt.
After the end of the Second World War, Kellner was involved with the reconstruction of several buildings in Frankfurt, such as the Goethe House and the Church of St Peter, Frankfurt.
Biography Kellner was a student of artist Lyonel Feininger and architect Hans Poelzig. From 1926 to 1931 he worked in the company Atelier für Architektur in Berlin; from 1932 he worked in Erfurt, East Germany. During the Nazi regime, Kellner was mostly active in heritage conservation. After the conclusion of the war, Theo Kellner became involved in the rebuilding of Frankfurt, often working in collaboration with .
Projects The following list is a selection of Kellner's projects:
1930: Buildings of the Allgemeinen Ortskrankenkasse, Erfurt 1935: Residence of Dr Ullrich, Gotha 1936–1938: Restoration of the Martin Luther memorial at St. Augustine's Monastery, Erfurt 1945–1950; Reconstruction of St Thomas' Church, Erfurt 1947: Reconstruction of the Freies Deutsches Hochstift and Goethe House in Frankfurt 1950–1954: Reconstruction of the Hauptwache, Frankfurt 1950–1954: Reconstruction of the Church of St Catherine, Frankfurt 1959–1965: Reconstruction of the Church of St Peter, Frankfurt
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