Charles Abrahams
Charles Abrahams was a Danish architect.Biography
Charles Julius Sophus Abrahams was the son of Nicolai Christian Levin Abrahams, a professor at the University of Copenhagen. He was the elder brother of theatre director Severin Abraham.
He became a student at the Technical University of Denmark from 1857 and was admitted to the
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture in 1859.
He studied under architect Johan Henrik Nebelong and began designing manor houses with French Renaissance influences. He exhibited at Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition in 1864 and 1870. He worked within the framework of Historicism. Among his works were Dagmarteatret which burnt down in 1937, Næstved Station, which has since rebuilt at least three times, Tureby Station, Absalonsgade 17 and Krebs School as well as numerous other buildings.Personal life
He married Vilhelmine Petersen on 26 October 1877 in Copenhagen.
