Ferdinand Meldahl
Ferdinand Meldahl  (16 March 1827 – 3 February 1908) was a Danish architect best known for the reconstruction of Frederiksborg Castle after the fire in 1859. Meldahl was one of the leading proponents of historicism in Denmark. Biography
He was the son of  architect Heinrich Meldahl. He worked in his father's iron foundry and was also trained as a bricklayer. He joined the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, where he was educated as an architect. He conducted several study trips to  Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands, England, Egypt and Syria. As a member of the municipal council of Copenhagen Municipality for 27 years from 1866, Meldahl managed to significantly influence the city. In 1857, he became a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and in 1863 a professor at the academy. He was its manager from 1873 to 1890. In 1904, he was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order on the occasion of the visit of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. At the time he was Chamberlain to the King Christian IX of Denmark and Vice President of the Danish Royal Academy of Arts. He was appointed Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog (1861, Dannebrogsmand (1864), Commander of the 2nd degree of Dannebrog in (1874) and of the 1st degree that year and awarded the Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog (1904). Selected works
City Hall of Fredericia (1859)
 in Reykjavík (1880–1881)
Reconstruction of Frederiksborg Palace after the fire in 1859 (1860–1884)
Completion of Frederik's Church in Copenhagen (1878–1894)

References

Other sources
Ferdinand Meldahl . Danmarks Radio. Hartung, Annette (2004-02-06) Huse fortæller historie . Ingeniøren. Schiødte, Erik (1897) "Meldahl, Ferdinand"  in Bricka, Carl Frederik (ed.) Dansk
Biografisk Lexikon,
tillige omfattende
Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814, XI. bind, Maar–Müllner. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, pp. 250–53. Further reading
 Bligaard, Mette (2008) Frederiksborgs genrejsning. Historicisme i teori og praksis''  . . External links 

1827 births
1908 deaths
19th-century Danish architects
Historicist architects
19th-century Copenhagen City Council members
Local politicians in Denmark
People from Frederiksberg
Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Recipients of the Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog
Academic staff of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Directors of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Recipients of the C.F. Hansen Medal
Politicians from Copenhagen