Eugen Jørgensen (13 May 1858 – 1 September 1910) was a

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architect and local politician. His apartment building at

Strandboulevarden Strandboulevarden (literally "Beach Boulevard") is a major street in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Fridtjof Nansens Plads as in the south to Østerbrogade in the north, linking Kristianiagade with Jagtvej. History Dec ...

35 in

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has been listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places. Other works include

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and the belongs Christian IX's Gade.

Early life and education

Jørgen was born on 13 May 1858 in

Frederikssund Frederikssund () is a Danish town, seat of the Frederikssund Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden with a population of 16,850 (1 January 2022).Metropolitanskolen Metropolitanskolen ("The Metropolitan School") was a school in Copenhagen, Denmark founded in 1209 by the Bishop , and for centuries one of the most prestigious schools in the country. History The school was founded in 1209 next to the Church of ...

in 1875 and apprenticed as a mason before enrolling at the

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi - Billedkunst Skolerne) has provided education in the arts for more than 250 years, playing its part in the development of the art of Denmark. History The Royal Dani ...

in 1877. He studied under

Hans Jørgen Holm 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. Biograph ...

and graduated as an architect from the Academy in 1884. He won the Neuhausen Award in 1889.

Other engagements

Jørgensen was a co-editor of the magazine from 1898 to 1905. He was a member of

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from 1904 to 10. He was also involved in the question of architects' preliminary education.

Personal life

Jørgensen married Camilla Maria Permin (3 October 1858 – 27 January 1940) on 27 September 1887. He died on 1 September 1910 and is buried in

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Selected works

* Military Equestrian School, Kong Georgs Vej/Nordre Fasanvej 122,

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(1890–1891, demolished) *

, Copenhagen (1896–1898, under instructions of engineer captain Bierring, adapted and partly demolished in 1993–1995) * Østerbrogade 84, Copenhagen (1898–1900) * Ringsted Børs,

Ringsted Ringsted is a city located centrally in the Danish island of Zealand. It is the seat of a municipality of the same name. Ringsted is situated approximately 60 km from Copenhagen. Tourism and transport Ringsted is one of Denmark's busiest ...

(1897–1898) * Villa Ejstrup, Hveensvej,

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(1903–1904) * Kong Georgs Vej/Kronprinsesse Sophies Vej, Frederiksberg (1900) * Strandboulevarden 35 (1902–1903, listed) * Edvard Brandes' house, Olof Palmes Gade 8 (then Skjoldsgade), Copenhagen (1902–1903) * Frederik VI's Allé 1–11, 2–14, Frederiksberg (1905) * Christian IX's Gade, Copenhagen (1906–1910)

Image gallery

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35 Image:Christian IXs Gade 1 - Gammel Nønt 10.jpg, Christian IX's Gade Image:Gothersgade 47, Kbh 01.jpg, Christian IX's Gade

References

Kunstindeks Danmark

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Kunstindeks Danmark ''Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon'' (Weilbach's Biographical Dictionary of Artists) is a Danish biographical dictionary of artists and architects. The current edition, which is also freely accessible online, contains the biographies of some 8,000 Danis ...

1858 births 1910 deaths 20th-century Danish architects 20th-century Copenhagen City Council members Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni People from Frederikssund Municipality Burials at Assistens Cemetery (Copenhagen) {{Denmark-architect-stub