Catherine Bauer Wurster

Catherine Krause Bauer Wurster (May 11, 1905 – November 21, 1964) was a prominent American urban planner and public housing advocate. A leading member of the "housers," a group of planners who advocated affordable housing for low-income families, she dramatically changed social housing practice and law in the United States. Her influential book Modern Housing was published in 1934.

Personal facts

Catherine Bauer Wurster
Birth dateMay 11, 1905
Birth place
New Jersey , Elizabeth New Jersey , United States
Date of deathNovember 21, 1964
Place of death
California , Marin County California , Mount Tamalpais , United States
Spouse
William Wurster

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  1. http://solarhousehistory.com/blog/2013/11/5/zeilenbau-orientation
  2. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf487003tj