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MenuHomeUpfront Now Up Books Towns Structures People Firms Lexicon | GERHARDT, Alfred Edgar, (Dr)Born: 1897 04 24Died: 1971 Engineer / ArchitectSACA:Reg No: 638 Year registered: 1936 | |
SpesQual (CT), MAIV; Dipl Eng, ISAA, TPIA. Appears to have been Polish born in L'viv, Bezirk Lemberg, Galicia (Family Search). It is not certain where AE Gerhardt trained. He sat the special qualifying examination in Cape Town in 1936; his doctorate, obtained before his arrival in South Africa was in engineering. He was in partnership with AC JOHNSTON (cf GERHARDT & JOHNSTON) in Cape Town and in Somerset West in 1936. The partnership was dissolved in January 1938. A patent was taken out in his name (dated 1939) for 'Improvements in or relating to the manufacture of component parts of aircraft, vehicles and the like' (Cleland docs, HSRC); an accompanying letter is entitled: 'F. Gerhardt, MAIV, Dipl Eng, MIA, Architect'. Gerhardt moved to the Transvaal, transferring his Institute membership in 1941 to that of the Transvaal Provincial Institute of Architects. In 1959 he is recorded as a salaried member of the TPIA of address Victory Court, Church Street East, Pretoria, Transvaal. In 1969 he is recorded as a retired member of the TPIA of address 196 Pine Street, Arcadia, Transvaal. He died in Pretoria. (AB&E Oct 1936:9; Cleland doc, HSRC; ISAA mem list) Cape Town: House, Muizenberg (AB&E Oct 1936:9 ill) (Transvaal Inst. practicing. ISAA Yearbook, 1959, 1969) All truncated references not fully cited in 'References' are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. References | ||