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Theophil Hansen
Sign in to saveAlso known as Baron Theophil Edvard von Hansen, Theophil Edvard Hansen, Freiherr von Hansen, Theophilus Hansen, Us Hansen, Baron Hansen, Theophilus Edvard von Hansen, Theofilus Edvard Hansen
Danish architect (1813–1891)
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Hansen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Copenhagen
- Place of death
- Vienna
- Sibling
- Christian Hansen
- Occupation
- teacher
- Languages spoken
- German
- Noble title
- baron
- Image
- TheophilHansen.jpg
- Work location
- Brno
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- place of burial
- Vienna Central Cemetery
- Commons category
- Theophil Hansen
- date of birth
- 1813-07-13
- date of death
- 1891-02-17
- Commons gallery
- Theophil von Hansen
- name in native language
- Theophil von Hansen
- Commons Creator page
- Theophil Hansen
- has works in the collection
- The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
- member of
- Academy of Athens
- start of work period
- 1833-01-01
- end of work period
- 1891-01-01
- birth name
- Theophil Edvard Hansen
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Encyclopedic overview
Baron Theophil von Hansen Hansen's grave at the Vienna Central Cemetery
Baron Theophil Edvard von Hansen ( German: [ˈteːofiːl fɔn ˈhanzn̩]; original Danish name: Theophilus Hansen, pronounced [tsʰe̝oˈfiːlus ˈhænˀsn̩]; 13 July 1813 – 17 February 1891) was a Danish architect who later became an Austrian citizen. He became particularly well known for his buildings and structures in Athens and Vienna, and is considered an outstanding representative of Neoclassicism and Historicism.
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