Master Gerhard
German architect
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| Intro | German architect | |
| Known for | Cologne Cathedral | |
| A.K.A. | Meister Gerard Meister Gerardus Gerhard Baumeister des Kölner Domes Gerhard von Rile | |
| A.K.A. | Meister Gerard Meister Gerardus Gerhard Baumeister des Kölner Domes Gerhard von Rile | |
| Places | Germany | |
| was | Architect | |
| Work field | Engineering | |
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| Birth | 1210, Reil, Germany | |
| Death | 1 May 1271Cologne, Germany (aged 61 years) |
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Meister or Master Gerhard (* c 1210/1215 allegedly in Reil – 24 or 25 April 1271 in Cologne) was the first master mason of Cologne Cathedral. He was also known as Gerhard von Rile or by the Latin version of his name, Meister Gerardus.
He fell to his death during construction of the cathedral.