Hack Kampmann (6 September 1856 – 27 June 1920) was a Danish

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, Royal Inspector of Listed State Buildings in

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and professor at the architecture department of the

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. Marselisborg Palace in

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwes ...

, built between 1899 and 1902, is among his best known works. Marselisborg3

Biography

His parents were Christian Peter Georg Kampmann, a parish priest, and Johanne Marie Schmidt. He entered the architecture department of the

in 1873 and graduated in 1882, receiving the school's prestigious small gold medal ("Lille guldmedalje") for the design of a "Swimming bath in the Italian Renaissance style". Kampmann went on numerous study trips throughout Europe, paid for by several scholarships, including northern

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and Sweden. He also attended the

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in 1882 and worked with professor Jacques Hermant. Back home in Denmark, he became a prolific architect, designing private villas, private art museums, commercial buildings, churches, as well as both small state buildings, such as post offices, and large ones such as royal palaces. Among his major works are the Provincial Archives of Northern Jutland (1890–91) in Viborg, Jutland; the Aarhus Theatre (1898–1900);

Marselisborg Palace Marselisborg Palace, ( da, Marselisborg Slot, ) is a royal residence of the Danish Royal Family in Aarhus. It has been the summer residence of Queen Margrethe II since 1967. There is a Palace Park in connection to the palace itself and outside t ...

(built 1899–1902 as a wedding gift from the people to Crown Prince Christian (later Christian X); the extension to the

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek ("ny" means "new" in Danish; "Glyptotek" comes from the Greek root ''glyphein'', to carve, and ''theke'', storing place), commonly known simply as Glyptoteket, is an art museum in Copenhagen, Denmark. The collection ...

in Copenhagen; and the Copenhagen Police Headquarters, Copenhagen (1918–1922). Kampmann was initially one of the leading Danish proponents of

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. However, during the 1920s he adopted the

Nordic Classicism Nordic Classicism was a style of architecture that briefly blossomed in the Nordic countries ( Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland) between 1910 and 1930. Until a resurgence of interest for the period during the 1980s (marked by several scholarl ...

style, becoming one of its main initiators. One of his more notable works is one of the culminations of the style, the Police Headquarters in Copenhagen (1918–22) (in a team with Aage Rafn, Holger Jacobsen and F. Fredriksen) was among the initiators of 1920s

. This last building was completed after his death in summer 1920 by his two sons, Christian and Hans Jørgen Kampmann, together with Rafn. Kampmann also was responsible for a number of building restoration projects, notably

Aarhus Cathedral Aarhus Cathedral ( da, Århus Domkirke) is a cathedral in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the longest and tallest church in the country, at in length and in height. The construction of Aarhus Cathedral began in the 12th century and it is the main edific ...

(1907–20). As professor of architecture at the architecture department of the

from 1908 to 1918 he lectured on domestic architecture as well as the great architecture of the world, especially the visual effects of the Greek temple. In his watercolours he managed to capture the overall impression; the characteristic "wet style" seen in the watercolours of Aage Rafn, Steen Eiler Rasmussen and Aarne Jacobsen goes back to Kampmann. Kampmann is one of the most influential architects in Danish architectural history.

Awards

He was made a Knight of the

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(1897), awarded Dannebrogsmann (1906) and the

King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

in Gold (1900).

Personal life

He was married during 1888 to Johanne Holm (1868–1920). He died during 1920 in Copenhagen and was buried at Vestre Kirkegård.

The buildings and restoration works

Københavns Politigård under construction

Hack Kampmanns Plads (Aarhus Toldkammer)

* Villa Miramare for William Salomonsen, Vedbaek (1887–88) * Central Hospital,

Hjørring Hjørring () is a town on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Hjørring Municipality in the North Jutland Region. The population is 25,644 (acc ...

(1888–90) * North Jutland Provincial Archives, nowadays North Jutland State Archives, Viborg (1889–91) * Stege Rectory, Stege (1891–93) * Technical College, Hjørring (1891) * Brewer Carl Jacobsen's villa at Ny Carlsberg, Copenhagen (1890) * The refurbishment and extension of the first

, Copenhagen (ca. 1890–95) * Savings Bank, Hjørring (1894) * Aarhus Custom House, Aarhus (1895–97) * Hunting lodge and refurbishment of main building, Kalø Hovedgård manor house (ca. 1897) * Aarhus Theatre (1897–1900, with

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) * Development plan for the Marselisborg Castle estate, Aarhus (1898, with city engineer Charles Ambt) * Aarhus City Library, formerly the National Business Archives, Aarhus (1898–1902) *

, Aarhus (1899–1902) * Grey House (1901) * Extension of the

Art Museum, Copenhagen (1901–06, following an architecture competition) * Office and laboratory building,

, Copenhagen (1901) * Villa Kampen, Aarhus (1901–02) * St. Johannes Church (1902–1905) * Post and Telegraph building, Aarhus (1903–05) * Main building, Rye Nørskov estate, Ry (1904–06) * Jutland Business School, nowadays Aarhus Business College,

(1904–05) * Extension to Aarhuus Private Bank, Aarhus (1905, demolished 1929) * New construction and renovation, Aarhus Cathedral School,

(1905–06) * Credit Finance building, Viborg (1905–06, with Valdemar Schmidt) * Skagen Customs House,

Skagen Skagen () is Denmark's northernmost town, on the east coast of the Skagen Odde peninsula in the far north of Jutland, part of Frederikshavn Municipality in Nordjylland, north of Frederikshavn and northeast of Aalborg. The Port of Skagen ...

(1907–1908) * Aalborg Post and Telegraph Office,

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(1908–10) * Plan for a Station town and Governor's House, National Exhibition of 1909 in

(demolished) * Governor's House,

, (1909–10) * Summer residence of Mr. Christian Kampmann,

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(1909, demolished) * Customs House, Viborg (1910, demolished) * Hornslet Police Station,

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(1910) * Langå Post Office, Langå (1910) * Hurup Post Office, Hurup (1910) * Hadsten Post Office, Hadsten (1910) * Sindal Post Office, Sindal (1911) * Horsens Customs House, now the headquarters for the company Bestseller

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(1911–13) * New tower, St. Sørens Church, Ry (1911–12) * King

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's and queen Louise's sepulchre,

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(1911 – ca. 1919) * Basin for

Rudolph Tegner Rudolph Tegner (12 July 1873 – 5 June 1950) was a Danish sculptor linked to the Symbolist movement. In the early 20th century his work caused considerable controversy in Denmark. A large number of his works are on display in the Rudolph Tegner M ...

's Dance Fountain,

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(1913, nowadays in

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) * Løgstør Post Office,

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(1913–18) * Frederikshavn Customs House,

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(1913–15) * Estate for Christian Kampmann, Århus (1916) * Police Headquarters,

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(ca. 1915, following an architectural competition) * Viborg Cathedral School (1915–26, with Christian Kampmann and Johannes Frederiksen) * Viborg Post Office, Viborg (1916) * State Examination Institute, Copenhagen (1916–19, demolished 1995) *

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(1918) *

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(1918–19, with Hans Jørgen Kampmann) * Copenhagen Police Headquarters, Copenhagen (1918–24, with Aage Rafn, Christian and Hans Jørgen Kampmann,

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and Anton Frederiksen) * Brædstrup Post Office, Brædstrup (1919–21) *

Frederiksberg Courthouse Frederiksberg Courthouse (Danish: Frederiksberg Domhus) is a courthouse in Frederiksberg, an independent municipality in Copenhagen, Denmark. The building was completed in 1921 to designs by Hack Kampmann as part of a larger complex at Howitzvej w ...

(1919–21) * Conversion of

Aalborghus Aalborghus Castle ( da, Aalborghus Slot) is a castle in Aalborg, Denmark. It is a half-timbered (''bindingsværk'') castle built by King Christian III from 1539 to around 1555 initially as a fortification. A building had existed at the site befor ...

Castle (1919–20) * Refurbishment and extension of Palstrup manor house, Viborg (1919) * New tower and porch, Kongens Thisted Church (1920) * Silkeborg Customs House, nowadays a post office, Drewsensvej,

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, Aalborg (1899–1910) * Aalborg Kloster, Adelgade (1904–07) *

(1907–20)

Gallery

Landsarkivet.JPG, North Jutland State Archives Erhvervsarkivet-Læsesalen.jpg, Former Aarhus City Library Sankt Johannes Kirke 02.jpg, St. Johannes Church, Aarhus Aarhus Katedralskole 01.JPG,

Aarhus Cathedral School Aarhus Katedralskole is a cathedral school, an institution of secondary education, a Danish Gymnasium and a listed building in Aarhus, Denmark. The school is situated in the neighborhood Midtbyen, in the Latin Quarter, bounded by the streets ...

, black-roofed brick building. Kreditforeningen i Viborg 1907.JPG, Credit finance building, Viborg Aalborg Post og Telegraf - 2.jpg, Aalborg Post Office Tomb King Chr IX Queen Louise 2015-04-01-4804.jpg, Sepulchre of Christian IX and Louise, Roskilde Cathedral Hadsten - Sct. Pauls Kirke1.jpg, St Paul's Church, Hadsten Police HQ Copenhagen.JPG, Copenhagen Police Headquarters Statsproveanstalt.jpg, State Examination Institute, Copenhagen (demolished 1995)

References

Other sources

* Johan Bender (2014) ''Arkitekt Hack Kampmann'' (Forlaget Klematis) {{DEFAULTSORT:Kampmann, Hack Danish architects 1856 births 1920 deaths People from Ebeltoft Danish neoclassical architects Art Nouveau architects Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts faculty Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog Burials at Vestre Cemetery, Copenhagen