Albert Speer (born 1934)

Albert Speer
Albert Speer Jr..
Speer in 2010
Born(1934-07-29)29 July 1934
Berlin, Germany
Died15 September 2017(2017-09-15) (aged 83)
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
OccupationArchitect
Parents

Albert Speer (German pronunciation: [ˈʃpeːɐ̯]; 29 July 1934 – 15 September 2017) was a German architect and urban planner. He was the son of Albert Speer (1905–1981), Adolf Hitler's chief architect before assuming the office of Minister of Armaments and War Production for Germany during World War II.[1][2] His grandfather, Albert Friedrich Speer, was also an architect.

  1. ^ Sereny, Gitta (1995). Albert Speer: His Battle With Truth. London: Macmillan. pp. 336, 426, 641. ISBN 0333645197.
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