Andreas Clemmensen (7 August 1852 – 5 December 1928) was a Danish architect and royal building inspector.

Early life and education

Clemmensen was born on 7 August 1852 in Leck,

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, the son of Carl Frederik Clemmensen and Charlotte Laurence Hass. He trained at C.V. Nielsens Tegneskole and was admitted to the

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in 1867, from which he left as an architect in 1875. During his studies he was a draftsman for

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and Hans J. Holm. He conducted travel studies in

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and the

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in the years 1880-83 and again in Italy 1901, 1906, 1921 and 1923. He was in

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in 1921.

Career

Clemmensen was chairman of the Academic Association of Architects (''Academic Arkitektforening'') 1904–07, royal building inspector 1904–1911. He was the architect of

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from 1914. He exhibited drawings at

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in 1876, 1887, 1892, 1900, 1909, 1910 and 1929. In 1916 he became Knight of the

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Personal life

Clemmensen was married in 1884 with Dagmar Sofie Becker (1859 - 1917). He was the father of son Eigil Clemmensen (1890 – 1932) and Mogens Clemmensen (1885-1943). He died on 5 December 1928 in Copenhagen and is buried at Assistens Cemetery.

Selected works

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27 (1890–92) *

Østermarie Church Østermarie Church, in the village of Østermarie near Svaneke on the Danish island of Bornholm, was originally built in the early 13th century. While it was being demolished in 1890, it was discovered it was of considerable architectural interes ...

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(1891) * Immanuel Church, Copenhagen (1892) * Otto Benzon House, Copenhagen (1896–97) *

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(1902) *

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Palace, Talne, Ukraine (1903) * L. A. Ring House,

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(1912–13) * Palads Teatret, Copenhagen (1912) *

Hellerup Cemetery Hellerup Cemetery ( Danish: Gellerup Kirkegård) is a cemetery in Hellerup in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located on Bernstorffsvej and was inaugurated on 4 February 1912. The cemetery serves Gentofte Municipality and the no ...

, Copenhagen (1913–14)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Clemmensen, Andreas 20th-century Danish architects 1852 births 1928 deaths People from the Duchy of Schleswig Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog