Eilert Christian Brodtkorb Christie (24 December 1832 – 13 September 1906) was a

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Personal life

He was born in

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as a son of customs officer Werner Hosewinckel Christie (1785–1872) and Hansine Langsted (1802–1864). He was a grandnephew of Werner Hosewinckel Christie, nephew of

Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie (7 December 1778 – 10 October 1849) was a Norwegian attorney. He was a member of the National Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814 and served as the Norwegian Constituent Assembly secretary. Background Born in Kristiansu ...

and

Edvard Eilert Christie Edvard Eilert Christie (10 August 1773 – 14 August 1831) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician. He was a son of postmaster and merchant in Christianssund, Johann Koren Christie (1745–1823). He was a nephew of Werner Hosewinckel Chris ...

, a brother of

Hans Langsted Christie Hans Langsted Christie (1826–1907) was a Norwegian jurist and politician. He was born in Fridalen in Aarstad, a son of customs treasurer Werner Hosewinckel Christie (1785–1872).Johan Koren Christie and physicist Hartvig Caspar Christie and a granduncle of politician Hartvig Caspar Christie. He was an uncle of agricultural teacher Werner Hosewinckel Christie, and through him a granduncle of pianist

Amalie Christie Amalie Christie (21 December 1913 – 4 March 2010) was a Norwegian classical pianist, author and anthroposophist. Personal life She was born in Vang, Hedmark as a daughter of professor Werner Hosewinckel Christie (1877–1927) and Baroness Kare ...

, Johan Koren Christie and Werner Hosewinckel Christie. His second cousin Edvard Edvardsen Christie had the daughter Sara Stockfleth Christie. His niece Anna Christie married Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland, and bore the children Jacob Christie Kielland and

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Career

Christie was educated at Polytechnic School of Hannover from 1849 to 1852 and in

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from 1852 to 1854, where he was a student of

Friedrich Eisenlohr Jakob Friedrich Eisenlohr (23 November 1805, Lörrach - 27 February 1854, Karlsruhe) was a German architect and university professor. His design for a cuckoo clock, now known as the Bahnhäusle (train station) style, was the first to be mass-pro ...

. He returned to Bergen in 1855, and then opened an architect's office in

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in 1858. He was commissioned by the

Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments ( no, Fortidsminneforeningen) is an organization focused on conservation preservation in Norway. The Society was founded in 1844. The founders were painters, historians, art historians ...

, and through his work drawing remnants of medieval architecture, he became intimately familiar with such structures in Norway. He led restoration and preservation of a number of important medieval structures, including Håkonshallen and St Mary's Church in Bergen. He also designed several churches of his own, combining

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architecture with the

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style, decades before stave church inspiration became widespread. Churches include New Borgund Church, erected between 1865 and 1868.

Haraldshaugen Haraldshaugen (Norwegian: ''Riksmonumentet Haraldshaugen'') is a national monument in Haugesund, Norway. The monument was erected during the millennial celebration of Norway's unification into one kingdom under the rule of King Harald Fairhair (N ...

, a national monument in Haugesund, was raised in 1872 to commemorate the

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."Haraldshaugen, the national monument" (Haugesund Today)
(in Norwegian) His most important work was probably the restoration of the Nidaros Cathedral, which he nearly completed before dying. His work here spanned the years from 1872 to 1906. Christie also chaired the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments branch in

Trondhjem Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

. Christie was decorated as a Commander, First Class of the

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in 1897. He was a Knight of the Danish Order of the Dannebrog and the Prussian Order of the Crown. He died in September 1906 in Trondhjem.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Christie, Christian 1832 births 1906 deaths Architects from Bergen University of Hanover alumni Norwegian expatriates in Germany Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog Norwegian people of Scottish descent