Lauritz Petersen Aakjær

Lauritz Petersen Aakjær ( 26 May 1883 - April 17, 1959 ) was a Danish architect in Jutland and exponent of the Heimatschutz style. Employed by architect H.W. Schmidt in Hamburg, he became an independent architect and master builder in Rødding from 1909, where the majority of his works are, including Rødding School (1912). In the period 1920-1933 he designed 26 villas which were built in Rødding and Gram and 2 in Haderslev. One of his children, Svend Aage Aakjær, continued in the architectural profession.