Peter Meyn

Peter Meyn
Born (1749-04-08)8 April 1749
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died 11 April 1808(1808-04-11) (aged 59)
Nationality Danish
Occupation Architect
Buildings Royal Surgical Intistute, Copenhagen

Peter Meyn (8 April 1749 - 11 April 1808) was a Danish architect.

Early life and education

Meyn was born in Copenhagen, the som of master joiner Anton (Anthoni) Christian Meyn (1712–82) and Helena Klefts (c. 1714-80). He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts where he won the small gold medal in 1767 and the large gold medal in 1768 with a project for a royal military academy. The large gold medal qualified him for the first vacant travel stipend. He worked for C. F. Harsdorff on the marble baths in Frederiksberg Palace (1770) and as executing architect on Frederick V's Chapel at Roskilde Cathedral. In 1777, when Abildgaard had returned to Denmark, Meyn finally went abroad to further his education, spending most of the time in Paris and Rome. He returned to Denmark in 1782 and became a member of the Royal Academy in 1783.

Career

In 1783, Meyn was appointed to building inspector. He was appointed to second professor at the Academy in 1783 and to first professor in 1799. He served as acting master builder (konstitueret bygmester) for the Navy in 1785-88. In 1789, he was both appointed to master builder for the City of Copenhagen and to royal master builder.[1]

List of works

References

  1. ↑ "Peter Meyn" (in Danish). Dansk Biogradisk Leksikon. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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