Erik Gunnar Asplund (22 September1885 – 20 October1940) was a Swedish architect, mostly known as a representative of Swedish neo-classical architecture of the 1920s, and during the last decade of his life as a major proponent of the modernist style which got its breakthrough in Sweden at the 1930 Stockholm exposition. His major works include the Stockholm Public Library and Skogskyrkogården, a cemetery which is a UNESCO world heritage site. Skogskyrkogården was created between 1917 and 1920 by Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz. Image File history File links Original upload at Swedish Wikipedia by Andreas Ribbefjord. ... Image File history File links Original upload at Swedish Wikipedia by Andreas Ribbefjord. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years). ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ... Stockholm Public Library (Swedish: Stockholms stadsbibliotek) is located in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. ... SkogskyrkogÃ¥rden (The Woodland Cemetery) came about following an international competition in 1915 for the design of a new cemetery in Enskede in the southern part of Stockholm, Sweden. ...
Generally considered Sweden's leading architect, Asplund began his career as a painter before he studied architecture at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm.
Asplund continued to design until his death in Stockholm in 1940.
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