Ernst Burmeister
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Joachim Ernst Burmeister ( –1806) was a German-Danish architect and master carpenter. He made a significant contribution to the rebuilding of Copenhagen in the years after the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. He was the father of master builder Andreas Burmeister:
Early life and education
Burmeister was born in Hamburg but the year of his birth is not known. He moved to Copenhagen in an early age where worked as a carpenter for Andreas Kirkerup and attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, winning its large gold medal in 1774.{{cite web|url=https://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisWeilbach.do;jsessionid=F5DC5ABECF68B7057BC08CDA7C0A9BA9?kunstnerId=8735&wsektion=uddannelse|title=Ernst Burmeister: Uddannelse|publisher=Kunstindeks Danmark|language=Danish|accessdate=8 June 2020}}
Career
Burmeister was licensed as a master carpenter in 1790. He employed a total of 77 carpenters in 1794. He was very active in the rebuilding of the city during the years after the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. His buildings were designed with inspiration from Caspar Frederik Harsdorff's Neoclassicism.{{cite web|url=https://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisWeilbach.do;jsessionid=F5DC5ABECF68B7057BC08CDA7C0A9BA9?kunstnerId=8735&wsektion=biografi|title=Ernst Burmeister: Biografi|publisher=Kunstindeks Danmark|language=Danish|accessdate=8 June 2020}}
Personal life
Burmeister married Anna Catherina Gockler (Gorgler, Kochler) in 1780. She was a daughter of beer vendor (øltapper) Valentin Gockler.
Selected works
Burmeisters works include:{{cite web|url=http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/joachim-ernst-burmeister-foer-1774-1806|title=Ernst Burmeister|publisher=indenforvoldene.dk|language=Danish|accessdate=8 June 2020}}
- Fortunstræde 3, Copenhagen (1796)
- Admiralgade 20, Copenhagen (1797-98)
- Vestergade 8, Copenhagen (1798)
- Lille Kirkestræde 3, Copenhagen (1798-99. with M. Bälchow)
- Badstuestræde 10A, Copenhagen (1798-99)
- Badstuestræde 12, Copenhagen (1799-1800)
- Knabrostræde 9, Copenhagen (1799-1800)
Gallery
File:Burmeisters Gård.jpg|Admiralgade 20, Copenhagen
File:Badstuestræde 10 (Copenhagen).jpg|Badsturestræde 10, Copenhagen
File:Badstuestræde 12 (Copenhagen).jpg|Badstuestræde 12, Copenhagen
File:Knabrostræde 9.jpg|Knabrostræde 9, Copenhagen
References
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External links
- [https://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisKunstner.do?kunstnerId=8735&wsektion=alle Ernst Burmeister] at Kunstindeks Danmark
- [http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/joachim-ernst-burmeister-foer-1774-1806 Joachim Ernst Burmeister] at indenforvoldene.dk
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