Martin Borch
Danish architect (1852–1937)
Martin Borch (1 March 1852 – 8 February 1937) was a Danish architect.
Early life and education
Borch was born at Skerngaard near Skjern, Denmark. He was the son of Frederik Borch (1807–1868) and Johanne Frederikke Borch née Frausing (1809–1886). He attended Randers Latin School from 1863 to 1866 and C.V. Nielsen's drawing school from 1868 to 1869. From 1869 to 1877, he attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
Career
From 1886 to 1916, Borch was a permanent architect for the Danish sugar manufacturing company, De Danske Spritfabrikker. As a royal building inspector, he received many commissions for the University of Copenhagen and Danmarks Nationalbank. From 1893 to 1899, he was an assistant at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture.
He received the Eckersberg Medal twice: in 1894 and in 1901. Borch was a knight of the Order of the Dannebrog and received the King's Medal of Merit.
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