Charles Julius Sophus Abrahams (2 June 1838 – 13 April 1893) was a Danish architect.

Biography

Abrahams was the son of Nicolai Christian Levin Abrahams (1798-1870), a professor at the

University of Copenhagen The University of Copenhagen (, KU) is a public university, public research university in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1479, the University of Copenhagen is the second-oldest university in Scandinavia, after Uppsala University. ...

. He was the elder brother of theatre director Severin Abraham (1843-1900). He became a student at the

Technical University of Denmark The Technical University of Denmark (), often simply referred to as DTU, is a polytechnic university and school of engineering. It was founded in 1829 at the initiative of Hans Christian Ørsted as Denmark's first polytechnic, and it is today ran ...

(''Danmarks Tekniske Universitet'') from 1857 and was admitted to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture (''Det Kongelige Danske Kunsakademi'') in 1859. He studied under architect

Johan Henrik Nebelong Johan Henrik Nebelong (20 July 1817 – 2 March 1871) was a Danish architect. He worked in Norway from 1840 to 1853 and was best known for interior design work on ''Oscarshall'' (1847–1852). Nebelong also taught at the Royal Academy of Arts in ...

and began designing manor houses with French Renaissance influences. He exhibited at

Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition The Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition (''Charlottenborg Forårsudstilling'') is an annual art exhibition in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. The event is held at the Charlottenborg Exhibition Building (''Kunsthal Charlottenborg''). Kunsthal Cha ...

in 1864 and 1870. He worked within the framework of

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. Among his works were Dagmarteatret (1883) which burnt down in 1937,

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(1870), which has since rebuilt at least three times, Tureby Station (1870),

Absalonsgade Absalonsgade is a street in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Vesterbrogade in the north to Sønder Boulevard in the south and passes Istedgade on the way. The Museum of Copenhagen has a small display of historical stre ...

17 (1874) and

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(1878) as well as numerous other buildings.

Personal life

He married Vilhelmine Petersen on 26 October 1877 in Copenhagen.

References

1838 births 1893 deaths Architects from Copenhagen 19th-century Danish architects {{Denmark-architect-stub

Biography

Personal life

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