Background
His exact date of birth remains unknown, but Hans Næss was born the son of a farmer at Næs near Assens and baptized on 24 October 1723.
His exact date of birth remains unknown, but Hans Næss was born the son of a farmer at Næs near Assens and baptized on 24 October 1723.
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
He was one of a generation of Neoclassical architects educated under Nicolas-Henri Jardin and Chaplain to the Forces Harsdorff. He mainly designed manor houses. He worked as a notary at the Brahesborg estate and then for three years as a local functionary at Assens Town Hall before travelling to Copenhagen where he attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
After completing his education, he taught geometry and perspective at the academy from 1765 to 1782 and worked for Harsdorff.
From 1781 to 1782 he served as architect at the royal chapels in Copenhagen and North Zealand and then as head of the new Building Office until 1793.