Background
Christophersen was born in Cádiz, Spain in 1866, the son of the Norwegian Consul in that city.
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Alejandro Christophersen
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He studied architecture in Belgium and art in Paris.
Career
In 1888, he arrived in Buenos Aires and during his career as an architect gave the city many of its most important buildings. His earlier works were influenced by French Second Empire architecture, though his later projects were Rationalist. He died in Buenos Aires in 1946.
Achievements
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He was a professor in the School of Architecture of the School of Natural and Exact Sciences in the University of Buenos Aires, and is considered to be one of the central figures of eclectic architecture in Argentina, where he was one of the founder members of the Central Society of Architects. Christophersen was also an accomplished painter, and became well known for his impressionist portraits of local society ladies.
