Edwin Sachs
| Edwin Sachs | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Edwin Otho Sachs 5 April 1870[1][2] Marylebone, London, United Kingdom |
| Died |
9 September 1919 (aged 49) Marylebone, London, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Architect, engineer, stagehand, fireman, author |
| Children | 1: Eric L O Sachs |
Edwin Otho Sachs (5 April 1870 – 9 September 1919 (aged 49)) was a British architect and engineer by formal education, but by his interest in theatre and working as a stagehand and fireman, he specialized in the prevention of theatre fires. Furthermore, he was the technical advisor to the London Royal Opera House from 1898 until his death in 1919. Today he is probably most known as co-author of the 3-volume book set Modern opera houses and theatres.
Bibliography
Edwin Sachs (co-)authored the following works:
- Modern opera houses and theatres, published by B.T. Batsford, London UK, reissued by Benjamin Blom, New York in 1968.[3]
- Volume I (1896), co-author: Ernest A. E. Woodrow.
- Volume II (1897).
- Volume III (1898).
- Supplement: Stage construction : examples of modern stages selected from playhouses recently errected in Europe with descriptive and critical text (1898).
- Fires and public entertainments : a study of some 1100 notable fires at theatres, music halls, circus buildings and temporary structures during the last 100 years, publisher by Charles and Edwin Layton, London UK (1897).
Contributions to publications of the British Fire Prevention Committee:
- The Paris charity bazaar fire, published by the British Fire Prevention Committee, London UK (1898).
- Facts on fire prevention; the results of fire tests conducted by the British fire prevention committee, publisher by B.T. Batsford, London UK (1902).
- A record of the International Fire Exhibition, Earl's Court, London, 1903, organised under the auspices of the British Fire Prevention Committee ... : together with a report on some of the exhibition events, published for London Exhibitions Ltd. by the British Fire Prevention Committee, London UK (1903?).
- The Brussels Exhibition fire : with some suggestions as to safeguards at future temporary exhibitions set out in the form of model regulations, published by the British Fire Prevention Committee, London UK (1911).
Sachs also contributed to the 1911 edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica, notably the section Modern Stage Mechanism in the article Theatre. In this section, much information from his works Modern opera houses and theatres was used. The section is signed with his initials (E. O. S.).
References
- ↑ "Edwin Sachs (1870 - 1919) - Find A Grave Memorial". Find a grave.com. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
- ↑ "Search results for Name: Edwin Otho Sachs, Event: Birth, Event Range: 1870-1870, In: England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008". FamilySearch. 2004-10-11. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
- ↑ "All editions of 'Modern opera houses and theatres'". WorldCat. Retrieved 2015-09-10.