Peder Malling

Peder Malling (22 December 1781 – 3 May 1865) was a Danish architect. He served as city architect in Copenhagen from 1809 until his death and as chief architect for the Royal Danish Navy from 1819. None of these appointments resulted in major construction projects, partly because his terms of office fell during a period of economic crisis and partly because C. F. Hansen, his former mentor, had already been assigned the most significant tasks of the time. Malling is best known for designing the main buildings of Sorø Academy in Sorø and Copenhagen University on Frue Plads in Copenhagen.

Early life and education Malling was born on 22 December 1781 in Copenhagen, the son of Ove Malling (1747–1829) and Christiane Beck (1761–1834). His maternal grandfather was Jens Michelsen Beck. His sister Louise Sophie Malling (1784–1854) was married to the lawyer Peder Hersleb. The sister Charlotte Malling (1786–1879) was married to the landowner, agronomist and botanist Niels de Hofman-Bang. The sister Birgitte Christiane Malling (1800–1866) was married to Johannes Søbøtker Hohlenberg, a jurist who served as governor of Serampore in Danish India. Malling was admitted to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1798. In 1800 he won the acqademy's large silver medal and was subsequently awarded a royal stipend which enabled him to continue his training under Christian Frederik Hansen in Altona. During his stay in Rome, he also persuaded G. F. Hetsch to follow him back to Copenhagen. After his return to Copenhagen, Malling was made an associated member of the academy. In 1819, he was made a full member of the academy. In the same year, he succeeded Boye Magens as naval building master. Borchs kollegium (1823–24) and the tower of Bringstrup kChurch (1814–18).

Malling was also responsible for refurbishing a number of existing buildings, including the Bishop's House in Aalborg (1819–20) and Church of the Holy Ghost in Copenhagen (1845–46). He has also designed Peder Wessel Tordenskiold's sarcofagis in Holmen Church (1817).

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