Magnus Schjerfbeck (24 July 1860 — 8 May 1933) was a Finnish

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and architectural historian.

Education

Schjerfbeck studied at the Polytechnical Institute of Finland (later

Helsinki University of Technology Helsinki University of Technology (TKK; fi, Teknillinen korkeakoulu; sv, Tekniska högskolan) was a technical university in Finland. It was located in Otaniemi, Espoo in the metropolitan area of Greater Helsinki. The university was founded in ...

, now part of

Aalto University Aalto University ( fi, Aalto-yliopisto; sv, Aalto-universitetet) is a public research university located in Espoo, Finland. It was established in 2010 as a merger of three major Finnish universities: the Helsinki University of Technology, the H ...

, graduating in 1881.

Career

He worked in the Board of Public Building (''Yleisten rakennusten ylihallitus''; later ''Rakennushallitus'', now

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) for most of his career, including as their lead architect from 1914 to 1926. In that role, Schjerfbeck made a significant contribution to the design and construction of public buildings of early 20th-century Finland.

Works

His more notable works and projects include: *The Scientific Societies' Building (''Tieteellisten seurain talo'') in Helsinki, now housing the Museum of Finnish Architecture *Hospitals and university clinics in eg. Helsinki,

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and

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* Alexander III's fishing lodge at Langinkoski *Restoration of

Turku Cathedral Turku Cathedral ( fi, Turun tuomiokirkko, sv, Åbo domkyrka) is the only medieval basilica in Finland and the Mother Church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. It is the central church of the Lutheran Archdiocese of Turku and the seat ...

*Restoration of the castles at

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, Kastelhom and Käkisalmi

Artistic family

Schjerfbeck taught drawing and composition at the Central School of Industrial Design (''Taideteollisuuskeskuskoulu''; now part of Aalto University) for many years. His sister was the painter

Helene Schjerfbeck Helena Sofia (Helene) Schjerfbeck (; July 10, 1862 – January 23, 1946) was a Finnish painter. A modernist painter, she is known for her realist works and self-portraits, and also for her landscapes and still lifes. Throughout her long life, h ...

. His daughter, (1901-1975), was also a painter.

References

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