Hans Wright (29 December 1854 – 3 December 1925) was a

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architect. He served as city architect in

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from 1904 to 1925.

Early life and education

Wright was born in

Helsingør Helsingør ( , ; sv, Helsingör), classically known in English as Elsinore ( ), is a city in eastern Denmark. Helsingør Municipality had a population of 62,686 on 1 January 2018. Helsingør and Helsingborg in Sweden together form the northern ...

, the son of ship-owner and major Albert Wright and Wigoline Jensine Margrethe Beck. He went to school in Gelsingør and then moved to

where he apprenticed as a carpenter and studied at

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until 1875. He then enrolled at the Roydal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from where he graduated as an architect in June 1881.

Career

Wright initially worked for Hos H. Chr. Hansen,

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and

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. He headed the department of building maintenance from 1899. When city architect Ludvig Fenger died in 1904, Ludvig Claussen, his intended successor, had recently died. Wright was therefore appointed as acting city architect. The appointment of a new city architect was delayed by the city's considerations about discontinuing the office to rely on private architects but these plans were abandoned and in 1907 Wright was appointed on a permanent basis. His work comprises large residential developments in

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and Vesterbro, public schools and bath houses, and technical installations.

Personal life

Wright married Louise Gustave Dorothea Hildegard von Bauditz (1861-1935), a daughter of actuary and later hospital manager in Helsingør Carl Adolph Valentin von B. and Elisabeth Jeanette Carlsen, on 1 May 1886 in Helsingør.

List of works

Private practice

* M. Lunding's School, Amicisvej 19,

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(1884) *

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, Dannebrogsgade 53, Copenhagen (1893-94, tower added in 1900, church demolished in 1914 and rebuilt in 1915-16 by Wright) * VKrarup House, Gersonsvej 12,

Hellerup Hellerup () is a very affluent district of Gentofte Municipality in the suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. The most urban part of the district is centred on Strandvejen and is bordered by Østerbro to the south and the Øresund to the east. It compri ...

(1898) * Frederiksberg Kommunes elektricitetsværk, Hortensiavej, Frederiksberg (1898-99, later altered, from 1928 used as a substation) * Frederiksberg Kommunes elektricitetsværk,

Finsensvej Finsensvej is a major street in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark. The direct continuation of Howitzvej, it runs from Nordre Fasanvej in the east to the northern end of Sønderjyllands Allé in the west where it turns into Jernbane ...

74 (1908) * Antonigade Police Station, Antonigade 11 (1909) * Frederiksberg Kommunes elektricitetsværk, Sankt Knuds Vej 30 (1909) * Villa Rosenhøj, for Fritz Johannsen, Vedbæk Strandvej 379,

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(1910, with E.A.W. Marston) * Interior alterations of Sparekassen for København og Omegn,

Niels Hemmingsens Gade Niels Hemmingsens Gade is a street in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from the western part of Amagertorv in the south to Skindergade in the north and passes Gråbrødretorv on the way. The Church of the Holy Ghost is located in the ...

24 (1911-13, with Albert Oppenheim) * Sparekassen for København og Omegn,

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69 (1915, sammen med Albert Oppenheim) * Interior work on Sparekassen for København og Omegn, Amagerbrogade 147 (1915, with Albert Oppenheim)

City Architect's Office

* Tomsgården Fire Station, Frederiksundssvej 83 (1906-07, windows changed) * Pumping station at Svanemøllebugten (1908) * Arbejderboliger ved Valby Gasværk, Vigerslevvej 135, opgang 1-9 (1908) * Flæskehal,

Kalvebod Brygge Kalvebod Brygge (literally "Kalvebod Quay") is a waterfront area in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. The name also refers to a section of the Ring 2 ring road which follows the waterfront from Langebro in the north to the H. C. Ørst ...

(1908-10, demolished) * Toilet building and pavilions,

Fælledparken The park Fælledparken in Copenhagen, Denmark, was created 1906–1914 by landscape architect Edvard Glæsel in cooperation with the Copenhagen Municipality on the commons (Danish: ''fælled'') previously named ''Nørrefælled'' and ''Østerfæl ...

(1908-10, with city engineer J.J. Voigt, engineer O.K. Nobel and landscape architect Edvard Glæsel) * Sofiegade Public Baths, Sofiegade 15 (1909) * Club House,

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(1909-11, demolished) * Vigerslev Allé Sc hool, Vigerslev Allé 108 (1909-10) * Vognmandsmarken School, Bellmansgade 1 (1911-12) * Ny Carlsbergvej School, Ny Carlsbergvej 35 (1912-13) * Stevnsgad School, Stevnsgade 38 (1913-14) * Vanløse School, Ålekistevej 121 (1914-15, expanded in 1924) * Sjællandsgade Public Baths, Sjællandsgade 12 (1917m listed in 2013) * Lergravsvej School (bow Sundpark School), Wittenbergsgade 2 (1917-18) * Residential building for nurses, Blegdam Hospital (now part of Panum Instituttet),

Nørre Allé Nørre Alle (literally "North Avenue") is a street in Copenhagen, Denmark, running from Blegdamsvej in Nørrebro in the south to Vibenshus Runddel in Østerbro in the north. It runs through University of Copenhagen's North Campus which is cent ...

(1918) * Alsgade School, Alsgade 14 (1918-21) * Homeless shelters ((all demolished), Utterslevvej 17A-25D (1918), Wennersberggade 2-10/Bellmansgade 11-19/Borgervænget 52-64/Ole Bulls Gade 1-9 og 2-10/Edvard Griegs Gade 3-21 (1919), Studsgårdsgade 1-7 E (1919), Utterslevvej 27 A-33 F (1920), Klitmøllervej 27-49, 48-64/Rubjergvej 1-17/Tværstedvej 1-13 og 2-12/Hanstholmvej 28-48 (1921) * Copenhagen Tramways Main Workshop, Enghavevej 82 (1922) * Brønshøj School, Liselundvej 2 (1922-23) * Residential block, Bogfinkevej 5-23/Rørsangervej 61-73 (1923) * Residential block, Vesterfælledvej 87-91/Angelgade 3-17/Slesviggade 16/Sdr. Boulevard 122-36 (1923) * Residential block, Rungsted Plads 1-21/Humlebækgade 48/Lundtoftegade 12-34/Nærumgade 7-9 (1924) * Residential block, Guldbergs Plads 12-20/Guldbergsgade 118-30/

Tagensvej Tagensvej is a major street in the northwestern part of inner Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Blegdamsvej on the border between Nørrebro and Østerbro in the southeast to Frederiksborgvej and Bispebjerg Cemetery in the northwest. History Orig ...

33/Refsnæsgade 47-71/Arresøgade 14-20 (1924) * Residential block, Sliengade 2-6/Slesvigsgade 21-33/Alsgade 7-9/Dannevirkegade 22-32 (1925-26) * Vuilding for patients, Sct. Hans Hospital (1926)

References

External links

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Tomsgårdens Brandstation

Svanemøllen Pumping Station
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