Jørgen Hansen Koch

Jørgen Hansen Koch (4 September 1787 30 January 1860) was a Neoclassical Danish architect. He was chief of the national Danish building administration from 1835 and director of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1844 to 1849.

Jørgen Hansen Koch
Born(1787-09-04)4 September 1787
Died30 January 1860(1860-01-30) (aged 72)
NationalityDanish
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsSæby Church

Koch and especially his wife Ida Koch were close friends of the writer Hans Christian Andersen, who would typically visit the Koch family on Friday evenings.

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