Gropius

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Gropius is a German surname. It may refer to:

  • The Gropius Brothers: Ferdinand Gropius (1796–1830) and George Gropius (1802–1842), publishers and managers of a Diorama in Berlin
  • Walter Gropius (1883-1969), architect (Bauhaus)
  • Manon Gropius (1916-1935, full name Alma Manon Gropius), daughter of Walter Gropius and Alma Mahler-Werfel
  • Martin Gropius (1824-1880), Historicist architect (uncle of Walter Gropius)
  • Gropius Ensemble, Israel Interdiciplinary Esemble

Other meanings of Gropius are:

  • The Gropius Passagen, a shopping centre in Berlin
  • Gropiusstadt, one side of the Berlin-Neukölln, designed by Walter Gropius
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