Friederich Wilhelm Gustav Liebe (18 January 1862 – 4 March 1950) was a building contractor and farmer in Western Australia.
Liebe helped to construct the Budapest Opera House, before joining a partnership with his brother-in-law Joseph Klein.
[1] Liebe and Klein moved to Adelaide, South Australia in 1885, and later to Melbourne after their work was noticed by Melbourne-based architects.
[1] His most notable works include Queen's Hall, His Majesty's Theatre, the 1908 Art Gallery of Western Australia building, and the Peninsula Hotel.
[1][2] The Great Depression saw him lose £A 52,900, equivalent to A$5.2 million in 2022, so Liebe sold properties he owned in Perth, and diversified into sheep farming.