Born:

March 21, 1887, Allenstein

Died:

September 15, 1953, San Francisco, Calif.

German-British architect, known for his expressionist architecture in the 1920s, as well as for developing a dynamic functionalism in his projects for department stores and cinemas.

Mentioned in

• A Semitic commonwealth of Jews and Arabs. Erich Mendelsohn's observations, reflections, and advice for the future of Palestine in 1940 (Regina Stephan)
• Palestine and the world of tomorrow by Eric Mendelsohn, F.R.I.B.A.Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects