Jørgen Henrich Rawert
Jørgen Henrich Rawert was a (16 August 1751 – 14 July 1823) was a Danish architect. He created the masterplan for the rebuilding of Copenhagen after the Great Fire of 1795 in his capacity of city architect and was also involved in many building projects, mostly of townhouses, often collaborating with Andreas Hallander. Early life and education Rawert was born in Christiania, where he became a cadet from the Military and Mathematical School in 1783. In 1775, he enrolled with the engineering troops in Copenhagen and moved to Denmark where he studied architecture under Caspar Frederik Harsdorff at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts between 1776 and 1778, winning both the small and large silver medals. In 1779 and 1791 he unsuccessfully competed for the large gold medal which would have won him a travel scholarship. Career He was a Second Lieutenant with the engineering troops from 1778 to 1786 and from 1783 a titular professor. In 1786, he returned to Christiania to se ...
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Rawert 1751-1823
Rawert is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Jørgen Henrich Rawert (1751–1823), Danish architect * Mechthild Rawert (born 1957), German politician * Ole Jørgen Rawert (1786–1851), Danish civil servant and industrial historian {{Surname ...
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