Hans Jørgen Holm (9 May 1835 – 22 July 1916) was a Danish architect. A pupil of

Johan Daniel Herholdt Johan Daniel Herholdt (13 August 1818 – 11 April 1902) was a Danish architect, professor and royal building inspector. He worked in the Historicist style and had a significant influence on Danish architecture during the second half of the 19th ...

, he became a professor at the

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and a leading Danish proponent of the

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Biography

Holm was born in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

, Denmark. He was the son of Carl Jacob Holm and Johanne Henriette f. Kierulf. He studied at the city's College of Advanced Technology before being admitted to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, where he graduated in 1855. Anne Lise Thygesen In the same time he worked for Gustav Friederich Hetsch and

. From 1866-79, he was an assistant teaching architectural art at the architectural school and at the model school 1867-70. From 1883 to 1908, he was professor at the architectural school. In 1872-73, he was a building inspector in the City of Copenhagen. From 1883-1908, he was a professor at the Royal Danish Academy. He served as the architect of Roskilde Cathedral from 1898-1915. He died during 1916 in

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and was buried at Vestre Kirkegård in Copenhagen.

Published works

*''Tegninger af ældre nordisk Arkitektur'' (1872-84) *'' Studierejser af Kunstakademiets Elever I-II'' (1873-87)

Selected works

* Diakonissestiftelsen, the first three wings (1873–76) * Rysensteen Gymnasium, then Tietgensgades School, Copenhagen (1885–86) * Cattle Market (1885–86) with slaughterhouses (1887), Brown Meatpacking District, Copenhagen *

Vestre Cemetery Vestre Cemetery (, meaning "Western Cemetery") is located in a large park setting in the Kongens Enghave district of Copenhagen, Denmark. With its 54 hectares it is the largest cemetery in Denmark. The cemetery is landscaped and serves as an imp ...

, Copenhagen (1883-) *Northern Chapel, Vestre Cemetery (1892) *Southern Chapel, now the focal point of the Crossroads Project, Vestre Cemetery (1905) * Museum of Geology, Copenhagen (1888–93) * Skive Church, Skive (1896–98) *

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, Copenhagen (1898–1906)

Gallery

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, Copenhagen File:Geologisk Museum 1.jpg, Museum of Geology, Copenhagen File:410 den0044.JPG,

in Copenhagen

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Holm, Hans Jorgen 1835 births 1916 deaths Architects from Copenhagen Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni

Biography

Published works

Selected works

Gallery

See also

References