Thorkel Møller

Thorkel Møller
Thorkel Møller
Born	28 July 1868; Sorø, Denmark
Died	21 December 1946 (aged 78); Aarhus, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Alma mater	Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	Marselisborg Hospital, Aarhus; Hotel Royal, Aarhus

Thorkel Luplau Møller (28 July 1868–21 December 1946) was a Danish architect who primarily worked in and around Aarhus at the turn of the 20th century. Stylistically he worked in the National Romantic style and later Baroque Revival.[1]

Marselisborg Hospital

Ny jydske Kjøbstad-Creditforening

Biography

Thorkel Møller was born in Sorø, Denmark. He was the son of Hans Georg Møller and Julie Augusta Luplau. He moved to Copenhagen where he obtained a degree in architecture from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture in 1898. He conducted travel studies to Germany and Italy between 1897-1900.

He was initially employed by architects Hack Kampmann and Martin Nyrop but in 1900 he was hired by Jydske Landboforeninger in Jutland. In 1902 he exhibited at Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition. Later he established an independent practice. From 1924 until 1946, he was supervisor at the Marselisborg Palace.[2][3]

Møller died in 1946 at Aarhus.

Selected works

Hotel Royal (1901, with Eggert Achen)
Grenaa Handels- og Landbrugsbank (1904)
Middelfart Rectory (1905)
St. Joseph's Hospital, Aarhus (1907)
Ebeltoft Rectory (1908)
Vejle Rectory (1908)
Bispehus, corner of Skolegade and Skolegyde (1908) [4]
Rekreationshjemmet Sixtus, Middelfart (1911)
Marselisborg Hospital, Aarhus (1911–13)
Ny jydske Kjøbstad-Creditforening, Emanuel Sejrs Gade, Aarhus (1911–12, with Eggert Achen)
Sabro Retirement Home (1919)
Folketeatret, Aarhus (1922)
Købmands- og Haandværkerbanken, Store Torv 12, Aarhus (1934)

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References

David Birnbaum. "Thorkel Møller". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
"Thorkel Luplau Møller" (in Danish). Aarhus City Archives. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
"Thorkel Møller" (in Danish). Danish Ministry of Culture. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
Århus: 1870-1945, Århus byhistoriske Udvalg 1998, s. 49.

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[1] David Birnbaum. "Thorkel Møller". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2019.

[AarStad-2] "Thorkel Luplau Møller" (in Danish). Aarhus City Archives. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.

[MinCul-3] "Thorkel Møller" (in Danish). Danish Ministry of Culture. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.

[4] Århus: 1870-1945, Århus byhistoriske Udvalg 1998, s. 49.