Thorkel Luplau Møller (28 July 1868 – 21 December 1946) was a

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who primarily worked in and around

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at the turn of the 20th century. Stylistically he worked in the National Romantic style and later

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Biography

Thorkel Møller was born in

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).

, Denmark. He was the son of Hans Georg Møller and Julie Augusta Luplau. He moved to

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where he obtained a degree in architecture from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture in 1898. He conducted travel studies to Germany and Italy between 1897 and 1900. He was initially employed by architects Hack Kampmann and

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but in 1900 he was hired by ''Jydske Landboforeninger'' in

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. In 1902 he exhibited at Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition. Later he established an independent practice. From 1924 until 1946, he was supervisor at the Marselisborg Palace. Møller died in 1946 at Aarhus.

Selected works

* Hotel Royal (1901, with

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) * Grenaa Handels- og Landbrugsbank (1904) * Middelfart Rectory (1905) * St. Joseph's Hospital, Aarhus (1907) *

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Rectory (1908) * ''Bispehus'', corner of

Skolegade Skolegade ( Lit.: School Street) is a street in Aarhus, Denmark which runs north to south from Mejlgade to ''Mindebrogade''. The street is situated in the Midtbyen neighborhood. Skolegade is home to two listed buildings and runs past the Aarhu ...

and Skolegyde (1908) ''Århus: 1870-1945'', Århus byhistoriske Udvalg 1998, s. 49. * Rekreationshjemmet Sixtus, Middelfart (1911) *

Marselisborg Hospital Marselisborgcentret, formerly Marselisborg Hospital, is a rehabilitation hospital in Aarhus, situated on ''P. P. Ørums Gade'' in the borough of Marselisborg. The original hospital was established in 1913 and has been repurposed for rehabilitation, ...

, Aarhus (1911–13) * Ny jydske Kjøbstad-Creditforening,

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s Gade, Aarhus (1911–12, with

) *

Sabro Sabro is a suburb of Aarhus in Denmark. Its population is 3,330 (1 January 2022).Store Torv Store Torv ( lit. Great Square) is a public square located in the Indre By neighborhood in Aarhus, Denmark. It is situated between Lille Torv and Aarhus Cathedral, shaped as an elongated triangle. It is the largest public square in Aarhus and one ...

12, Aarhus (1934)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moller, Thorkel Danish architects People from Aarhus 1868 births 1946 deaths Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni People from Sorø Municipality