Ernest J. Kump
| Ernest J. Kump | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 29, 1911 Bakersfield, California |
| Died | November 4, 1999 (aged 87) Zurich, Switzerland |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | Franklin & Kump Architects Kump & Falk Architects Ernest J. Kump Associates Kump & Takeda Consultants |
Ernest J. Kump, Jr. (December 29, 1911 – November 4, 1999), was an American architect, author, and inventor based in Palo Alto, California. He was widely recognized for his innovations in school planning having designed over 100 public schools in California and 22 community and junior colleges around the world. Kump's most notable projects include Fresno City Hall (1940), the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Korea (1957), and Foothill College in Los Altos, California.
Kump was born in Bakersfield, California to architect Ernest Kump, Sr. and Mary Petsche. Shortly after his brother Peter was born, Kump's father abandoned the family to set up an architecture practice in Fresno, leaving his mother to raise them alone. Peter became an architect in 1946, and worked in Menlo Park for most of his career. In 1934, Kump married Josephine Clark Miller and had two children.
As a teenager, Kump drafted for pioneer California architect J.N. Saffell (1858-1936) and attended Kern County Union High School where he studied under noted architectural educator Clarence Cullimore FAIA (1885-1963). In 1927, as a high school junior Kump was awarded best draftsman in the school for a set of plans for a Spanish style home. The plans went to Sacramento to be exhibited in the 1927 state fair.
Kump received his B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1932 and began studies for his Masters in Architecture at Harvard University in 1933. He was forced to return to California after one year due to limited funding.
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