Johann Evangelist Hattey (1859–1904) was an Austrian architect born in Vienna. His father, also born in Vienna although some documents say he was actually born in Klosters (nowadays presumably Klaster), Pilsnerkreis, Bohemia, was called Josef Hatag (sprich Hataj) (1815–1879) and owned some land and building plots in the city. Johann's mother was Josepha Maria Stranner. Johann got married on May 26, 1888 at the Gersthof church in Vienna. Josef's mother was Anna Maria Borik, born in Zinkau (nowadays presumably Zinkovy, near Pilsen/Plzen too) and buried at the Vienna Central Cemetery on 16 January 1894. Josef's job was "Werkfuehrer bei dem Hofwaffenfabrikanten Ohligs". Most of the buildings Johann built are in the 18th area of the Austrian capital called 18.Wiener Gemeindebezirk or achtzehnten Bezirk. According to University site http://architektenlexikon.at/, this is the list of homes built in Vienna under his direction:
1892 Miethaus, Wien 18, Währinger Straße 114
1896 Villa, Wien 18, Cottagegasse 31 / Anastasius-Grün-Gasse 45
1897 Miethaus, Wien 18, Herbeckstraße 38
1898 „Johannes-Hof“, Wien 18, Gersthofer Straße 65 / Ferrogasse 2 / Salierigasse 42 (Entw.+Ausf.; 1904 Erweiterung durch Arnold Heymann)
1900 Wohnhaus, Wien 18, Witthauergasse 38 (BH+Entw.+Ausf.)
1901 Miethaus, Wien 18, Plenergasse 5
1902 Miethaus, Wien 18, Wallrißstraße 6 und 8
1902-1903 Wohnhaus, Wien 6, Linke Wienzeile 174 / Morizgasse 1
1903 Miethaus, Wien 18, Thimiggasse 30A
1903-1904 Miethaus, Wien 18, Hofstattgasse 14 (Entw.+Ausf.)
1904 Miethaus „Augusten-Hof”, Wien 18, Hofstattgasse 15 (Entw. Franz Rohleder; Ausf.)
-Research was done in 2008 by asking Baupolizei; MA 43 (Anfrage Gräberdatenbank; Grabprotokoll Zentralfriedhof, Wien 11); WStLA (Verlassenschaftsabhandlung)-
He was a contemporary of Austrian architect Joseph Maria Olbrich (1867–1908), co-founder of the Vienna Secession artistic group which was founded in 1897 by Gustav Klimt (1862–1918), Josef Hoffmann, and Koloman Moser. It is quite likely that Hattey and Klimt met, as Hattey and Olbrich were both architects in the same city and in the same period of time, but there is no evidence of any such meeting.
The 1898 built „Johannes-Hof“ in Gersthofer Straße 65 / Ferrogasse 2 / Salierigasse 42 -the building has doors on three streets- is probably his most interesting work. It is now the seat of a Bawag bank branch.
At the beginning of XX century the Hattey/Hatag still lived close to this building-Gersthoferstrasse 70.
Five children were born from his marriage to Josefine Fuhrmann (Johann, Josef, Bruno, Friederike, Mathilde). Bruno (buried in the Vienna Central Cemetery on 25 October 1968) married twice-from his first marriage Doris was born -son Ian and daughter Christine Howard- and from his second he had Elfi; Johann also called Hans had two daughters; Frieda (born on Sept. 12, 1895-on August 4, 1929, or 04.07.1929 according to the church books, she married Italian professor Luigi Pecoraro at the St. Elisabeth church in Vienna. The church is among the closest ones, if not the closest one, to Sudbahnhof, where it is extremely likely that she and Dr. Pecoraro first arrived in town. It is quite curious that Sankt Elisabeth Church was built in 1859, as this was the same year Johann was born..) had two sons (Remo -children Frieda and Marina Pecoraro- and Irmo) and four daughters (Vera -children Laura and Franco Bacoccoli-, Elsa, Diana, Wanda -child Maririca Oliva-); Josef also called Pepsch had no sons or daughters and died in Buenos Aires; Mathilde died young during World War 1. He died on 14.09.1904.
