Image by jlannek on Pixabay · Pixabay License
Arne Jacobsen
Sign in to saveAlso known as Arne Emil Jacobsen, Arne Jacobson
Danish architect and designer (1902–1971)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1902-02-11 ) 11 February 1902, Copenhagen , Denmark
- Died
- 24 March 1971 (1971-03-24) (aged 69), Copenhagen , Denmark
- Occupation
- Architect
- Awards
- C. F. Hansen Medal (1955)
- Buildings
- Bellevue Theatre , SAS Royal Hotel , Aarhus City Hall , St Catherine's College , Danmarks Nationalbank
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Arne
- Family name
- Jacobsen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Copenhagen
- Place of death
- Copenhagen
- Educated at
- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
- Languages spoken
- Danish
- Award
- Eckersberg Medal
- Notable work
- St Catherine's College
- Official website
- www.arnejacobsen.com
- Image
- Arne Jacobsen photo.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
Show 9 more facts
- Commons category
- Arne Jacobsen
- date of birth
- 1902-02-11
- date of death
- 1971-03-24
- topic's main category
- Category:Arne Jacobsen
- Commons gallery
- Arne Jacobsen
- has works in the collection
- Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design
- member of
- Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
- birth name
- Arne Emjac
- different from
- Arne Jacobsen
Sources (8)
via Wikidata · CC0
~17 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Arne Emil Jacobsen, Hon. FAIA ( Danish pronunciation: [ˈɑːnə e̝ˈmiˀl ˈjɑkʰʌpsn̩]; 11 February 1902 – 24 March 1971) was a Danish architect and furniture designer. He is remembered for his contribution to architectural functionalism and for the worldwide success he enjoyed with simple well-designed chairs.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Arne Jacobsen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.