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Wielemans von Monteforte, Alexander
© Copyright Alexander Wielemans von Monteforte, lithograph by J. Marastoni, 1888 Wielemans von Monteforte, Alexander, b. Vienna, Feb. 4, 1843, d. Vienna, Oct. 7, 1911, architect of Late Historicism. Studied in Vienna; worked at the studio of F. von Schmidt until 1874. Won the contract for the building of the Vienna Law Courts in the same year; finished it in 1881; designed mainly court buildings (Graz, 1889-1893; Salzburg, 1903-1909), also religious buildings (parish church of Breitenfeld, Vienna, 1893-1898), residential buildings and villas (Villa Gutmann at Baden, 1882-1884). His second major project was the planning of the town hall in Graz (1887-1895 alterations in cooperation with T. Reuter); equally renowned for his sepulchral chapels (Vienna-Inzersdorf, Mödling, Frein in Upper Austria). Bibliography: R. Prießnitz, A. v. W., ein Wr. Architekt des ausklingenden Historismus; doctoral thesis, Vienna 1987.
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