William J. Brinkmann (1874 - 24 February 1911, Chicago), sometimes spelled Brinkman, was an architect most well known for his work designing Chicago area churches. A son of German immigrants, he was born and raised in Chicago and received his architectural training at the firm of Burnham and Root, where he eventually supervised the construction of Chicago's Masonic Temple, a skyscraper that was the world's tallest building at the time of its completion in 1892. After a tour of Europe to further his architectural knowledge, Brinkmann settled in California where for a few years he designed homes for political and industrial notables such as Ulysses S. Grant Jr..
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24 February 1911 (aged 36)
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