Emil Gustav Vilhelm Jørgensen (3 September 1858 - 27 May 1942) was a Danish architect, most notable for his work in 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 ...

such as the Church of the Deaf (''De Døves Kirke'') in

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Biography

Arkitekten Martin Nyrop og hans medarbejdere

He was born at

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. He was the son of Andreas Carl Gustav Jørgensen (1831–80) and his wife Vilhelmine Wille (1836–1909). He graduated from the

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and was admitted to the Academy of Fine Arts' Architecture School (''Kunstakademiets Arkitektskole'') in 1876. He graduated as an architect in 1883. In 1892, he conducted travel studies to

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and Northern Italy. For over a decade he worked with architect

Hans Jørgen Holm Hans Jørgen Holm (9 May 1835 – 22 July 1916) was a Danish architect. A pupil of Johan Daniel Herholdt, he became a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and a leading Danish proponent of the National Romantic style. Biograp ...

. He was later associated with the Copenhagen Town Hall and

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projects as a close assistant of architect

Martin Nyrop Martin Nyrop (11 November 1849 18 May 1921) was a Danish architect. Early life and education Nyrop was born on 11 November 1849 at Holmsland Municipality, Holmsland, Ringkøbing, the son of parish priest Christopher Nyrop (1805–1879) and Helen ...

. Jørgensen exhibited at

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1886, 1888, 1891, 1899, 1900 and 1903–04.

Personal life

Jørgensen married Anna Margrethe Christine Knudsen (1863–1923) in 1888. Jørgensen was created a Knight in the Order of the Dannebrog and was awarded Medal of Honour. He died on 27 May 1942 in

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and was buried in Vestre Cemetery (''Vestre Kirkegård'') in Copenhagen.

References

Other sources

Vestre Kirkegård
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