Hans Jørgen Holm (9 May 1835 – 22 July 1916) was a Danish architect. A pupil of

Johan Daniel Herholdt Johan Daniel Herholdt (13 August 1818 – 11 April 1902) was a Danish architect, professor and royal building inspector. He worked in the Historicist style and had a significant influence on Danish architecture during the second half of the 19th an ...

, he became a professor 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 ...

and a leading Danish proponent of the

National Romantic style The National Romantic style was a Nordic architectural style that was part of the National Romantic movement during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is often considered to be a form of Art Nouveau. The National Romantic style spread ...

Biography

Holm was born in

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, 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. Anne Lise Thygesen In the same time he worked for Gustav Friederich Hetsch and

. 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. He died during 1916 in

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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 Vestre Cemetery ( da, Vestre Kirkegård, meaning "Western Cemetery") is located in a large park setting in the Kongens Enghave district of Copenhagen, Denmark. With its 54 hectares it is the largest cemetery in Denmark. The cemetery is landscape ...

, 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 The Royal Library ( da, Det Kongelige Bibliotek) in Copenhagen is the national library of Denmark and the university library of the University of Copenhagen. It is among the largest libraries in the world and the largest in the Nordic countries ...

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, Copenhagen (1898–1906)

Gallery

File:Dk frb diakonisse.JPG, Diakonissestiftelsen, Copenhagen File:Rysensteen Gymnasium (2007-04-14).jpg, Rysensteen Gymnasium File:Vestre Kirkegaard Copenhagen soendre kapel.jpg,

, Copenhagen File:Geologisk Museum 1.jpg, Museum of Geology, Copenhagen

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Holm, Hans Jorgen Danish architects 1835 births 1916 deaths People from Copenhagen Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni

Biography

Published works

Selected works

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