What is Hans Gericke?
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-15198-0002, Bergarbeiter, Ehrung.jpg|thumb|200px|{{Center|Gericke (right) on 22 June 1952.}}]] '''Hans Gericke''' (27 July 1912 &ndash; 15 February 2014) was a [[Germans|German]] [[Architecture|architect]] and [[Urban planning|urban planner]]. From 1953 to 1958, he was the deputy director of the Institutes für Theorie und Geschichte der Baukunst for the Deutschen Bauakademie. In 1965, he became the chief architect of [[East Berlin]], [[East Germany]] (now [[Berlin]], [[Germany]]). For his work, he was awarded by many different organisations. He was born in [[Magdeburg]], [[Saxony-Anhalt]], [[German Empire]]. Gericke died on 15 February 2014. He was 101 years old.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://idw-online.de/pages/de/news573778|title=Ehemaliger Berliner Chefarchitekt Hans Gericke gestorben|date=17 February 2014|accessdate=12 March 2014|publisher=[[Informationsdienst Wissenschaft]]}} {{in lang|de}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gericke, Hans}} [[Category:1912 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:German architects]] [[Category:People from Magdeburg]] [[Category:Urban planners]]