Agi Lindegren Explained

Agi Lindegren
Birth Name:August Lindegren
Birth Date:29 December 1858
Birth Place:Hudiksvall, Gävleborg County, Sweden
Nationality:Swedish
Education:KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts
Occupation:Architect, illustrator

August "Agi" Lindegren (December 29, 1858 – 16 November 1927) was a Swedish architect and illustrator.[1]

Biography

Lindegren was born at Hudiksvall in Gävleborg County, Sweden. He studied at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm in 1877-82 and at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm in 1882–85. He then traveled to France, Germany and Italy for various periods over four years. In 1885, Lindegren became an architect at the Swedish government agency for the administration of state buildings (Överintendentsämbetet (sv)). In 1894, he was appointed architect at Drottningholm Palace.[2] Among his designs were Biological Museum (Biologiska museet) at Djurgården in Stockholm (1893), Gustaf Vasa Church (Gustaf Vasa kyrka) in the Vasastaden district of Stockholm (1906) and New Church (Ny kyrka) in Värmland (1887-1889). Renovations included Västerås Cathedral (Västerås domkyrka) in Värmland (1896–98) and St. Mary's Church, Sigtuna (1904-05).[3] [4] [5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lindegren, Agi (1858-1927). KulturNav. April 1, 2019.
  2. Web site: August (Agi) Lindegren. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon . Ingegerd Hildebrand. April 1, 2019.
  3. Web site: Biological Museum, Hazeliusporten, Djurgården. Biologiska museet. April 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20090223082445/http://www.biologiskamuseet.com/. 2009-02-23. dead.
  4. Web site: Gustaf Vasa kyrka. svenskakyrkan.se . April 1, 2019.
  5. Web site: Ny kyrka . svenskakyrkan.se . April 1, 2019.
  6. Web site: Västerås domkyrka . svenskakyrkan.se. April 1, 2019.