Antonín Wiehl

He began his civil engineering course with Professor Karel Wiesenfeld [cs], who retired in 1864, then continued with Josef Zítek.

From 1869 to 1870, he was in Slatiňany, working for a construction company owned by the architect, František Schmoranz [cs], who did restorations and was a regional conservator for the Vienna Central Commission that oversaw the preservation of monuments.

He was also a member of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts [cs], where he sat on the archaeological commission, and was involved in the study of museology.

In 1891, he made trips to the Bohemian countryside, preparing his folk-motif concepts for a pavilion at the General Land Centennial Exhibition.

[citation needed] From 1892, he focused on designing rental homes and conservation; serving on a committee dedicated to identifying historical architectural elements and transferring them to museums, during a period of redevelopment known as the "Pražská asanace [cs]", that resulted in the demolition of many old neighborhoods.

As he grew older, he became increasingly deaf,[citation needed] and gradually retired from active work; devoting himself instead to gardening, collecting art and antiques, and pursuing his lifelong interests.