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Arne Jacobsen

Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect, designed Radisson Blu Royal Hotel (died 1971)

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Born
February 11, 1902
Died
March 24, 1971
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1902

About Arne Jacobsen

Arne Emil Jacobsen, Hon. FAIA was a Danish architect and furniture designer. He is remembered for his contribution to architectural functionalism and for the worldwide success he enjoyed with simple well-designed chairs. Still a student, in 1925 Jacobsen participated in the Paris Art Deco fair, Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, where he won a silver medal for a chair design. Their work influenced his early designs including his graduation project, an art gallery, which won him a gold medal.

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The world when Arne Jacobsen was born

Arne Jacobsen was born in 1902. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1902

  • Best-selling bookThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Rose Bowl game played in Pasadena, California
  • Top headlineEnd of Philippine-American War
  • Technology milestoneAir conditioning invented by Willis Carrier
  • Notable inventionAir conditioning
  • World population~1.62B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population79.0M

1902 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Arne Jacobsen's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19022026
Population79.0M341 million

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