Carl Lendorf

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Carl William Frederik Lendorf (13 December 1839 - 29 September 1918) was a Danish architect and historicist [1] who worked primarily in Odense. He also designed Copenhagen's 1898 St Thomas' Church.

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Biography

He was born in 1839 in Copenhagen, the son of the carpenter Christian Gottfried Lendorf and Vilhelmine Nielsen. Lendorf became a student in 1855 at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Architecture School, where he went until 1863.

He was employed by Ferdinand Meldahl [2] on the construction of Fredericia Town Hall (1859) and later worked on the reconstruction of Frederiksborg Palace (1863–64), also under Meldahl. Lendorf managed his own firm in Odense (1864–83) and then in Copenhagen. He was drawing teacher at Odense Technical College (1846–83). Lendorf participated in the Nordic Exhibition of 1888. He was honored as a Knight of the Dannebrog, was awarded the Dannebrogordenens Hæderstegn, and served on the board of the Foreningen for Alderdoms-Friboliger.

Personal life

Lendorf was married on May 12, 1863 in Copenhagen to Sophie Christiane Jørgine Anchersen (3 October 1843, Vejle - 5 January 1901, Frederiksberg). He died in 1918 at Bagsvaerd and was buried at Solbjerg Park Cemetery.

Selected works in Odense

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Odense Rådhus
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Skt. Thomas Church
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Skt. Markus Church

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References

  1. "Carl Lendorf" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark/Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. "Carl William Frederik Lendorf" (in Danish). gravsted.dk. Retrieved 13 July 2014.