Kristian Hude (16 August 1864 – 28 December 1929) was a Danish photographer. He specialized in architecture photography.

Biography

Hude was born as Christian (Kristian) Ludvig (von der) Hude in

Roskilde Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 51,916 (), the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denmark. It is governed by the administrative ...

, the son of lawyer Sophus Waldemar (von der) Hude (1830–99) and Johanne Laurentine Elisabeth Tulinius (1833–99). He was the brother of

Anna Hude Anna Sophie (von der) Hude (1858–1934) was the first Danish woman to graduate as a historian (1887), the first to be awarded Copenhagen University's gold medal (1888) and the first to become a Doctor of Philosophy. She is also remembered for bec ...

and Karl Hude. Hude graduated from Roskilde Cathedral School in 1881. He then studied Nordic filology at the

University of Copenhagen The University of Copenhagen ( da, Københavns Universitet, KU) is a prestigious public university, public research university in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1479, the University of Copenhagen is the second-oldest university in ...

but dropped out after a few years and became a private teacher, first on

Bornholm Bornholm () is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of Poland. Strategically located, Bornholm has been fought over for centuries. It has usually been ruled by ...

and then in 1894–96 at Brødebækgård under

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and in 1896–97 in Lorup near

Sorø Sorø () is a town in Sorø municipality in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in east Denmark. The population is 7,999 (2022).

. On his hikes in the countryside, he started photographing the local churches. This inspired him to become a photographer of architecture and artworks. He subsequently apprenticed in photography with Peter Elfelt from c. 1890 to 1892 in Copenhagen. Roskilde klostervang21

In 1899, Hude established his own photographic studio in Roskilde. He worked as a photographer both for the National Museum of Denmark and the Association for the Preservation of Historic Buildings. He was first based at Hersegade 10, then at Skomagergade 19, and from 1906 at Algade 26. He later moved to his own house at Klostervang 21. On Saturdays, he generally made a trip to Copenhagen. He also went on frequent trips around the country to photograph historic buildings. In 1919, Hude was awarded an annual sum of DKK 900 from the Danish state in return for leaving his glass negatives to the National Museum of Denmark. In 1901, he formed a friendship with the author

Gustav Wied Gustav Johannes Wied (6 March 1858 – 24 October 1914) was a Danish writer. He was generally known as a satire, satirical critic of society in his time and he deliberately used his writing talents to expose the establishment, bourgeoisie an ...

. After Wied's suicide, he formed a friendship with L.A. Ring. When he was in his 40s, Hude was hit by a neural disease which made it still more difficult for him to walk. On 28 December 1929, he committed suicide.

Legacy

Hude left some 6,000 glass negatives to the National Museum of Denmark.

Roskilde Museum Roskilde Museum is a local history museum based in Roskilde, Denmark. The museum, which is run by the municipalities of Roskilde, Frederikssund and Lejre, has eight separate branches. The main branch in Roskilde, on the corner of Sankt Olsgade and ...

holds some 1,000 of his photographs of Roskilde. Hude's photographs were used in H. Weitemeyer's third edition of ''Traps Danmark'', Troels-Lund's ''Dagligt Liv i Norden'', Edwin Redslob's ''Alt Danemar'' (Munic, 1914; later published in Danish by Francis Beckett and Chr. Axel Jensen as ''Gammel dansk Kunst'') as well as in numerous school books.

Gallery

File:Steinfass Gård by Kristian Hude.jpg,

Steinfass House Steinfass House (Danish. Steinfass Gård) is a listed house overlooking Christianshavn Canal in the Christianshavn neighbourhood of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is now part of the Sofiegården hall of residence. History 17th and 18th centuries A l ...

Christianshavn Christianshavn (literally, "ingChristian's Harbour") is a neighbourhood in Copenhagen, Denmark. Part of the Indre By District, it is located on several artificial islands between the islands of Zealand and Amager and separated from the rest of th ...

File:Nybrogade 16-22 by Kristian Hude.jpg, Nybrogade 14, Nybrogade 16. Mybrogade 18 and Nybrogade 20 in Copenhagen File:Mikkel Wibes Gaard by Kristian Hude.jpg,

Strandgade 30 Strandgade 30 is one of the oldest townhouses situated on Strandgade in the Christianshavn district of central Copenhagen, Denmark. The three-winged building from 1635 is via an adjoining lower building from the 20th century and a three-storey war ...

and the Mikkel Vibe House in Christianshavn

References

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