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Danish architect
Royal Danish Library on
Slotsholmen in Copenhagen
Hans Jørgen Holm (9 May 1835 – 22 July 1916) was a Danish architect. A pupil of
Johan Daniel Herholdt , he became a professor at the
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and a leading Danish proponent of the
National Romantic style .
[1]
Biography
Holm was born in
Copenhagen , Denmark. He was the son of Carl Jacob Holm and Johanne Henriette f. Kierulf.
He studied at the city's
College of Advanced Technology before being admitted to the
Royal Academy of Fine Arts , where he graduated in 1855.
[2] In the same time he worked for
Gustav Friederich Hetsch and
Johan Daniel Herholdt .
[2]
From 1866-79, he was an assistant teaching architectural art at the architectural school and at the model school 1867-70. From 1883 to 1908, he was professor at the architectural school. In 1872-73, he was a building inspector in the City of Copenhagen. From 1883-1908, he was a professor at the Royal Danish Academy. He served as the architect of Roskilde Cathedral from 1898-1915.
[2]
He died during 1916 in
Ordrup and was buried at
Vestre Kirkegård in Copenhagen.
Published works
Tegninger af ældre nordisk Arkitektur (1872-84)
Studierejser af Kunstakademiets Elever I-II (1873-87)
Selected works
Diakonissestiftelsen, the first three wings (1873–76)
Rysensteen Gymnasium , then Tietgensgades School, Copenhagen (1885–86)
Cattle Market (1885–86) with slaughterhouses (1887),
Brown Meatpacking District , Copenhagen
Vestre Cemetery , Copenhagen (1883-)
Northern Chapel, Vestre Cemetery (1892)
Southern Chapel, now the focal point of the
Crossroads Project , Vestre Cemetery (1905)
Museum of Geology, Copenhagen (1888–93)
Skive Church,
Skive (1896–98)
Royal Danish Library ,
Slotsholmen , Copenhagen (1898–1906)
Gallery
Diakonissestiftelsen, Copenhagen
Museum of Geology, Copenhagen
See also
References
^ Karin Kryger.
"Hans J. Holm" . Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2019 .
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b
c Anne Lise Thygesen
"Hans J. Holm" . Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Retrieved 2010-01-12 .
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