Johannes Emil Gnudtzmann (17 November 1837 – 14 April 1922) was a

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architect working in the Historicist style. His most notable works are St. Paul's Church and the extension of the

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's main building, both in

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. He was the father of Kaj Gnudtzmann.

Biography

Early life and education

Gnudtzmann was born on 17 November 1837 in

. He studied architecture at the

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from 1859 to 1866 and at the College of Advanced Technology from 1862 to 1865, graduating from both institutions. At the Technical College, where he remained the only student ever to take the exam as an architect, he studied under

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and after his graduation became his assistant, working mainly on the Danish National Bank at

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. He also worked for Christian Hansen who had returned to Denmark in 1851 after many years in

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. In 1871 he won a scholarship from the Academy and travelled to

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and

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where he was particularly struck by North Italian brick architecture.

Career

Gnudtzmann's first independent work was St. Paul's Church at

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in Copenhagen. He only won the second prize in a competition in 1869 but in the end his project was selected and built from 1872 to 1877. His later works mainly included churches, schools and residential buildings. From 1892 to 1895, he carried out extensions of the

's main building, which had originally been designed by

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. In parallel to his practical work, Gnudtzmann worked at the Technical College from 1876 to 1909, first as Herholdt's assistant and later as his successor, and then became a titular professor at the Academy. He also sat on a number of public boards and committees.

Selected works

* St. Paul's Church, Copenhagen (1872–77) * Church of Our Lady, Aalborg (1877–78) * 3 Colbjørnsensgade (residential building), Copenhagen (1880) * Øster Hassin Church, Aalborg (1880) * 3 Absalonsgade (residential building), Copenhagen (1880) * Various buildings, Helsingør Shipyard,

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(1880s) * Warehouse, Fredericiagade, Copenhagen (1882) * 38

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, Copenhagen (1882) * Hotel Korsør,

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(1882) * Marie Kruses School, 16

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(1886) *

(extension and adaption), Frederiksberg, Copenhagen (1892–95) * Vejle Latin School,

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(1893–94) * Helsingør Latin School, Helsingør (1897) * Various buildings, Øresunds Hospital, Helsingør (1900) * Technical School, Helsingør (1901) * College of Advanced Technology, Øster Farimagsgade, København (1904–06) * Eoedemy Building, Øresunds Hospital, Helsingør (1906) * Helsingør Tinghus, Slagtetorvet (1907)

References

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