Magnus Gottfrid Steendorff (25 November 1855 – 26 April 1945) was a

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Background

Magnus Steendorff was born in

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as the only son of Danish painter Christian Wilhelm Steendorff (1817–1904) and his wife Swedish Anna Ulrica Öhrström (1816–1891). His sister Anna Marianne Steendorff (1853-1941) was married to Swedish-American linguist, professor, and author August Hjalmar Edgren (1840–1903). He studied at the

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, but settled in

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in 1887 becoming a Swedish

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three years later. He was employed by the Swedish government agency for the administration of state buildings (''Överintendentsämbetet'').

Career

Notable buildings by Steendorff include two churches: the majestic

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Undenäs Church (''Undenäs kyrka''), also known as the "Cathedral of Tiveden" (''Tivedens katedral'') from 1892–1894 and the new Stora Hammar Church (''Stora Hammars kyrka '') in

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from 1891–1895 designed in Danish Renaissance style. Steendorff also designed the Institution of Johannesberg, an

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located outside

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from 1875. Other designed include a bank building in

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(1893–1894) and the new library of the

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(originally built as the

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of a mechanical company in 1914).

Personal life

Steendorff was married to Sofie Brunskog (1855–1948).

References

Other Sources

* ''Svenskt porträttgalleri'' (Swedish portrait gallery), Vol. XX, Stockholm. 1901

External links

Jönköping University Library
{{DEFAULTSORT:Steendorff, Magnus 1855 births 1945 deaths Swedish architects Architects from Copenhagen Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni