A. A. Reyer

Portrait from Men of Shanghai (1933)

Alexander Alexadrovich Reyer (1895–1946)

Александр Александрович Рейер (1895–1946)

Born on 30 April, 1895 in Petrograd, Russia; died on 29 May 1946 in Shanghai, China; had wife Anna Reyer (nee Kasproff) and sons Alexander (1924–2004) and Vitaly, all of whom later emigrated to the USA.

Reyer's career in Shanghai started in 1920; he was president and general manager of the Reyer Construction Corporation. Reyer was the only Russian expatriate to be featured in George Nellist's Men of Shanghai (1933), and the list of his works is extracted from that book.

Construction, swimming pool, country club

1928

Plumbing, Linda terrace

1924

Plumbing, heating, ventilation, iron work, reinforced concrete, Majestic Hotel

1925

Plumbing and heating, clements apartments

1925

Deep well in concrete, Shanghai Gas Co.

1932

bathroom and plumbing, astor house

prior to 1933

Heating, St. Mary's hall chapel

prior to 1933

New wing and ballroom, Hotel plaza

prior to 1933

Pootung and Broadway godowns, Shanghai & Hongkew Wharf Co. Ltd

prior to 1933

general works, grand Theatre

1933

New buildings, Sin Sung Match Factory

prior to 1933

block of houses, jaiozhou road

prior to 1933

New plant, Cathay laundry

prior to 1933

general work, Northend apartments

1933

Foundation piles, union brewery

1933

construction, cavendish court

1933

foundation works and materials, Russian Orthodox Cathedral

1936

Advertisement for A. A. Reyer's company, showcasing "the longest concrete construction in the Far East" used in the Grand Theatre