Hans Wilhelm Schrøder (24 June 1810 – 14 April 1888) was a Danish

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Biography

Schrøder was born in

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from 1837 to 1839 before he graduated with a degree in architecture. He was privately tutored by Theophilus Hansen and worked for architects

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and Frederik Ferdinand Friis. Schrøder established himself in

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as a carpenter and architect in 1844 and went into partnership with a design school. He was the first architect with an academic degree to establish himself in the city and in the following decades he introduced

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across the city with many buildings carrying his signature: the 3-parted facade with a retracted middle and two side wings with triple windows. In 1860, he assumed the position of temporary royal building inspector for

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and Fuenen during the illness of Ferdinand Thielemann. Schrøder's tenure notably saw him solve a complicated problem in the Dominican Priory in Viborg where a vault in the nave was at risk of collapse.

Personal life

About 1843, he married Ermotte Charlotte Schrøder (1814–1896). In 1870, the Schrøder family relocated to

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where he died in 1888. He was buried at

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Selected works

* Renovation and remodeling of Aarhus Cathedral School, (1847, later changed by

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1905) * Studsgade 10 (1847) * Mejlgade 7 (1849) *

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(1849) * Fredenstorv 6 (1849) * Housing, ''Jægergårdsgade''. * Raae's Gård (1858, with Ferdinand Thielemann) * Worked on defences at

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and

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(1864) as a master carpenter.

References

1810 births 1888 deaths Danish architects Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni People from Kalundborg {{Denmark-architect-stub