# Holger Jacobsen
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{{Infobox architect
|name = Holger Jacobsen
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|caption = Holger Jacobsen
|nationality =
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1876|10|30|df=y}}
|birth_place = [Odense](/source/Odense), Denmark
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1960|03|27|1876|10|30|df=y}}
|death_place = [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen), Denmark
|alma_mater = [Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts](/source/Royal_Danish_Academy_of_Fine_Arts)
|influences =
|influenced =
|practice =
|significant_buildings = [Stærekassen](/source/St%C3%A6rekassen)
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|awards = [C. F. Hansen Medal](/source/C._F._Hansen_Medal) (1926)
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'''Holger Jacobsen''' (30 October 1876 – 27 March 1960) was a [Danish](/source/Denmark) architect. His best known work is [Stærekassen](/source/St%C3%A6rekassen), an extension to the [Royal Danish Theatre](/source/Royal_Danish_Theatre) on [Kongens Nytorv](/source/Kongens_Nytorv) in [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen).
==Biography==
Holger Jacobsen was born on 30 October 1876 in [Odense](/source/Odense). He apprenticed as a carpenter and furthered his studies at Odense Technical School before attending the [Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts](/source/Royal_Danish_Academy_of_Fine_Arts) from 1898 to 1905 where he was a pupil of [Hans Jørgen Holm](/source/Hans_J%C3%B8rgen_Holm) for whom he also worked as an assistant. After his graduation he worked abroad for a couple of years, and was influenced by the [Mannerism](/source/Renaissance_architecture) and [Baroque architecture](/source/Baroque_architecture) which he saw in [France](/source/France), [Spain](/source/Spain) and [Italy](/source/Italy). Another source of inspiration was [Vilhelm Wanscher](/source/Vilhelm_Wanscher)'s lectures on [Michelangelo](/source/Michelangelo). He later described himself as the "last Italian in [Danish architecture](/source/Architecture_of_Denmark)".
Jacobsen had his breakthrough with [Bispebjerg Crematorium](/source/Bispenjerg_Cemetery) which was built from 1905 to 1906. Another early work was [Taastrup New Church](/source/Taastrup_New_Church) (1907) which was inspired by the architecture of northern Italy but in its details and interiors shows [Jugendstil](/source/Jugendstil) influences. He also undertook the rebuilding of the [Circus Building](/source/Circus_Building%2C_Copenhagen) in [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen) after it was devastated by fire in 1914 and led the completion of the new [Copenhagen Police Headquarters](/source/Copenhagen_Police_Headquarters) (1922–24) after [Hack Kampmann](/source/Hack_Kampmann)'s death.[{{cite web|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Kunst_og_kultur/Arkitektur/Danmark/Holger_Jacobsen|title=Holger Jacobsen|publisher=Gyldendal|accessdate=2011-04-30}}]
In 1925, Jacobsen published a proposal for an extension to the [Royal Danish Theatre](/source/Royal_Danish_Theatre) which had been suffering from lack of space ever since its inauguration in 1874. He was rewarded with the [C. F. Hansen Medal](/source/C._F._Hansen_Medal) the same year and when an architectural competition was held he won it with a modified entry which included two extra stories with facilities for the new [National Danish Broadcasting Company](/source/DR_(broadcaster)). The building, which became known as the [Nesting Box](/source/St%C3%A6rekassen), was met with strong criticism, especially by [Poul Henningsen](/source/Poul_Henningsen) and his consorts in the influential magazine [Critical Review](/source/Kritisk_Revy). From its opening in 1931, it was also challenged in terms of functionality.[{{cite web|url=http://www.kb.dk/da/nb/tema/webudstillinger/Musikalsk_byvandring/Staerekassen.html|title=Holger Jacobsen|publisher=Royal Danish Library|accessdate=2011-04-30|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112044815/http://www.kb.dk/da/nb/tema/webudstillinger/Musikalsk_byvandring/Staerekassen.html|archivedate=2012-01-12}}]
His later works consists of mainly residential and some office buildings.
==Selected buildings==
* Missionshus, Reerslev (1906)
* [Bispebjerg Crematory](/source/Bispebjerg_Cemetery), [Nispebjerg](/source/Nispebjerg), Copenhagen (1906–07, extended in 1905-06 and 1932–34)
* [Taastrup New Church](/source/Taastrup_New_Church), [Taastrup](/source/Taastrup) (1907)
* Forstædernes Bank, [Glostrup](/source/Glostrup) (1907)
* East Chapel, [Vestre Cemetery](/source/Vestre_Cemetery), Copenhagen (1912–13)
* [Circus Building](/source/Circus_Building%2C_Copenhagen) (rebuilding), Copenhagen (1914)
* Community house, Vestre Cemetery, Copenhagen (1915)
* Office building (alteration), [Assistens Cemetery](/source/Assistens_Cemetery_(Copenhagen)), Copenhagen (1916)
* Hunting lodge, [Glimminge](/source/Glimmingehus), Sweden (1917)
* Public housing, Birups Allé/Mågevej, Copenhagen (1918)
* Own summer house, [Gilleleje](/source/Gilleleje) (1919)
* Chapel and crematory, Sundby Cemetery, Copenhagen (1924)
* Own house, 6 Rosbæksvej, Copenhagen (1926)
* Villa, 1 Ceresvej [Frederiksberg](/source/Frederiksberg), Copenhagen (1928)
* [Stærekassen](/source/St%C3%A6rekassen), [Kongens Nytorv](/source/Kongens_Nytorv), Copenhagen (1828–31, listed in 1995)
* [Aarhus](/source/Aarhus) Privatbank, Århus (1930)
==Gallery==
Image:Bispebjerg Kirkegård 2005-02.jpg|[Bispebjerg Crematory](/source/Bispebjerg_Cemetery), Copenhagen, 1906
Image:Taastrup Nykirke Denmark 3.jpg|[Taastrup New Church](/source/Taastrup_New_Church), [Taastrup](/source/Taastrup) (1907)
Image:Stærekassen, Copenhagen 2010.jpg|[Stærekassen](/source/St%C3%A6rekassen), Copenhagen (1931)
==See also==
{{Commons category|Holger Jacobsen}}
* [List of Danish architects](/source/List_of_Danish_architects)
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Category:Danish architects
Category:Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni
Category:People from Odense
Category:1876 births
Category:1960 deaths
Category:Recipients of the C.F. Hansen Medal
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