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Henning Thorvaldssøn Astrup

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Henning Astrup
Born(1904-02-21)21 February 1904
Kristiania, Norway
Died7 August 1983(1983-08-07) (aged 79)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationArchitect
ParentThorvald Astrup
RelativesEivind Astrup (uncle)
Sigurd Astrup (uncle)
Peter Andreas Morell (uncle)

Henning Thorvaldssøn Astrup (21 February 1904 – 7 August 1983) was a Norwegian architect.[1]

Skjennungstua in Nordmarka
Kikutstua in Nordmarka

He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway to architect Thorvald Astrup and Alfhild Ebbesen.[2] He was a nephew of Arctic explorer Eivind and merchant Sigurd Astrup.[3]

Astrup graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1927.[4] From 1932 Henning Astrup worked in partnership with his father, Thorvald Astrup. Among his designs were industrial buildings for Norsk Hydro at Herøya, Rjukan, Notodden, Glomfjord and Kykkelsrud.[2] He also designed the lodging facilities Skjennungstua and Kikutstua in Nordmarka[4] and Skeikampen in Gausdal.[2][5] [6]

References

  1. ^ Axel Mykleby. "Henning Thorvaldssøn Astrup". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Astrup, Henning". Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  3. ^ Bratberg, Terje. "Astrup". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Henning Astrup – arkitekt, 1904-83". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Nordmarka: Skjennungstua". Visit Oslo. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  6. ^ "Nordmarka: Kikutstua". Visit Oslo. Retrieved August 1, 2017.