Christian Fürst

Sagene church

Tostrup Yard (Tostrupgården)

Christian Fürst (15 April 1860 - 8 January 1910) was a Norwegian architect.

Personal life

He was born in Christiania, Norway. He was a brother of physician Valentin Fürst, Sr. (1870-1961) and architect Hans Backer Fürst (1877- 1945) .^[1] Through the former, he was an uncle of film director Walter Fyrst ( 1901-1993) and physician Valentin Fürst, Jr .^[2]

Career

He took his education at Kristiania Technical School and the Technical University of Berlin, graduating from the latter in 1882. He was then an assistant of Johannes Otzen to 1885. After a stay in Kristiania, Fürst returned to Berlin to study at the now-defunct Königliche Akademie der Künste from 1889 to 1891. He was also an assistant of Paul Wallot until 1892, when he returned to Norway. He opened an architects' firm in Kristiania in 1896, and his brother, Hans Backer Fürst, became a partner in 1902.^[3]

Among his notable works are the Trinity Church in Arendal, Sagene church^[1] and Tostrupgården (Tostrup Yard), a monumental business premises on Karl Johans Gate in Oslo, the latter built 1896-1898 in a cooperation with Waldemar Hansteen and Torolf Prytz.^[4] He also participated in the rebuilding of Ålesund following the 1904 Ålesund Fire.^[1]

References

1. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Christian Fürst". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
2. Holck, Per. "Valentin Fürst". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
3. Steigan, Geir Tandberg (2004). "Christian Fürst (1860-1910)" (in Norwegian). Arc!. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
4. Indahl, Trond (2003). "Torolf Prytz". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). 7. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 April 2009.