Philip Smidth
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Philip Smidth2 photographed in 1918 by Julie Laurberg
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| Born |
3 May 1855 Mariager, Denmark |
| Died | 21 June 1938 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Occupation | Architect |
Philip Smidth (3 May 1855 – 21 June 1938) was a prolific Danish architect in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His works included, commercial properties, high-end apartment buildings, hotels and hospitals. He worked in the Historicist style. Two of his works, Liselund Ny Slot on the island of Møn and Gefion and Gylfe in Copenhagen, have been listed by the Danish Heritage Agency.
Philip Smidth was born in Rønnede to the south of Copenhagen. His parents wer, kammerråd and later justitsråd Jens Frederik Julius Beck Smidth and Anna Henriette née Høyer. After passing his preliminary exams, he apprentished as a timber and then studied at the Yechnical Society's School and attending C. V. Nielsens Regneskole. He enrolled at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in January 1873 and graduated in March 1882.
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