Andreas Johannes Kirkerup (9 June 1749 – 22 October 1810) was a Danish architect and master builder, one of the most significant pupils of

Caspar Frederik Harsdorff Caspar Frederik (Friedrich) Harsdorff, also known as C.F. Harsdorff, (26 May 1735 – 24 May 1799) was a Danish neoclassical architect considered to have been the leading Danish architect in the late 18th century. Early life and training ...

. Together with architects such as

Andreas Hallander Andreas Hallander (13 November 1755 – 3 April 1828) was a Danish master carpenter and architect who made a significant contribution to the city of Copenhagen. Together with the buildings of Johan Martin Quist, his classically styled apartment ho ...

and

Johan Martin Quist Johan Martin Quist or Qvist (3 September 1755 – 25 April 1818) was a Danish architect who made a significant contribution to the city of Copenhagen. Together with those of Andreas Hallander, his classically styled buildings form part of the ...

, he played a major role in the rebuilding of Copenhagen after the Great Fire of 1795.

Early life and education

Kirkerup was born in on 9 June 1749

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, the son of carpenter Johannes Andreasen Kirkerup (død 1755) and Dorothea Pedersdatter Wiese. Kirkerup followed in his father's footsteps, training under master builder Johan Boye Junge (1735–1807) who endorsed him to study architecture at the

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi - Billedkunst Skolerne) has provided education in the arts for more than 250 years, playing its part in the development of the art of Denmark. History The Royal Dan ...

where he studied under

(1735 – 1799). He won the Academy's small and large silver medals in 1768, the small gold medal in 1771 and finally the large gold medal in 1773.

Career

Kirkerup set up a business as master carpenter in 1774 and was appointed architect for the engineering troops. He won great recognition for his work and was appointed Court Carpenter in 1775 and Court Architect in 1991. He was one of a select group of Harsdorff's students from the Academy, together with architects such as

and

, who obtained a near monopoly on the rebuilding of Copenhagen after the Great Fire of 1795.

Other pursuits

The group of builders which Kirkerup belonged to reinforced their friendship and professional connections through their membership of lodges, the Royal Copenhagen Shooting Society, the civil guard and the fire corps. Still a student, Kirkerup enrolled in the fire corps in 1772 and was promoted through the ranks. He led the efforts to control the fire during the British Bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807 but was severely hurt in the line of duty. He died a few years later from his wounds and was buried at Frederiksberg Church.

Selected works

Corselitze Corselitze, or Korselitse, is a manor house on the island of Falster in the south-east of Denmark. The Neoclassical house was built in 1777 by Johan Frederik Classen, who at the time of his death founded Det Classenske Fideicommis, which owns th ...

Falster Falster () is an island in south-eastern Denmark with an area of and 43,398 inhabitants as of 1 January 2010.

(1775–77, attributed) *

Dronninggård Næsseslottet is an 18th-century country house located on the shores of lake Furesøen at Holte north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The name, which translates as "Peninsula House", is a reference to the buildings setting on a narrow peninsula which ...

, Holte (1783, attributed) * Arresødal, Frederiksværk (1786) *

Edelgave Edelgave is a manor house situated just southwest of Smørumnedre, Egedal Municipality, 20 km northwest of central Copenhagen, Denmark. The current main building was designed by Andreas Kirkerup and is listed. History 17th century The area ...

, Egedal (1791) * Liselund,

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(1782) * Royal Horse Guards Barracks, Copenhagen (1792) *

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(1795) *

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(1782–90) * Garrison Hospital extension, Copenhagen (1799–1800) * Chinese Summerhouse,

Frederiksberg Gardens Frederiksberg Gardens ( Danish: Frederiksberg Have) is one of the largest and most attractive greenspaces in Copenhagen, Denmark. Together with the adjacent Søndermarken it forms a green area of 64 hectares at the western edge of Inner Copenhage ...

, Copenhagen (1799–1801) Image:Corselitze - herregård.JPG,

Image:Næsseslottet-2005.jpg, Næsseslottet Image:Arresødal 1.JPG, Arresødal Image:Edelgade 2.JPG,

Image:LiselundLystslot.jpg, Liselund Image:Hestegardekasernen (Copenhagen).JPG, Royal Horse Guards Barracks Image:Brede Hovedbygning Front.jpg,

Image:Tehus.jpg, Chinese Summerhouse,

References

External links

Andreas Kirkerup
at

Kunstindeks Danmark ''Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon'' (Weilbach's Biographical Dictionary of Artists) is a Danish biographical dictionary of artists and architects. The current edition, which is also freely accessible online, contains the biographies of some 8,000 Danis ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kirkerup, Andreas 18th-century Danish architects Danish neoclassical architects 1749 births 1810 deaths Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni