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Menu Home Upfront Now Up Books Towns Structures People Firms Lexicon AMSON, Ernst Edward Born: 1906 02 23 Died: 1977 03 23 Architect SACA: Reg No: 661 Year registered: 1937 Was born in Kulmbach in Germany and trained in Munich at the Technical University (ISAA mem list) from where he qualified with an Master's degree in architecture in 1933. He appears to have come to South Africa in 1936 and took the special qualifying examination at the University of the Witwatersrand in 1937 (together with J GLIKSMAN and W PABST), he was working for the firm of KALLENBACH, KENNEDY & FURNER by 1937 in Johannesburg and by 1942 his address was c/o Philip KARP in Johannesburg. In 1959 he was in partnership with GLIKSMAN (cf GLIKSMAN & AMSON) and their address was given as Box 5054, Johannesburg. AMSON retired in 1976. (ISAA mem list; TAD MHG 3813/77)(T.p.) 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. Books citing AMSON ISAA. 1959. The Yearbook of the Institute of South African Architects and Chapter of SA Quantity Surveyors 1958-1959 : Die Jaarboek van die Instituut van Suid-Afrikaanse Argitekte en Tak van Suid-Afrikaanse Bourekenaars 1958-1959. Johannesburg: ISAA. pp 87, 181 ISAA. 1969. The Yearbook of the Institute of South African Architects and Chapter of SA Quantity Surveyors 1968-1969 : Die Jaarboek van die Instituut van Suid-Afrikaanse Argitekte en Tak van Suid-Afrikaanse Bourekenaars 1968-1969. Johannesburg: ISAA. pp 88, 111