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Fritzøehus Manor at Larvik (1860–63)

Jacob Wilhelm Nordan (23 February 1824 – 11 April 1892) was a Danish-born, Norwegian architect. During his career, he was one of the most prolific church architects in Norway. [1]

Biography

Nordan was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and came to Norway as a child with his mother. He attended the Royal Drafting School (Den Kongelige Tegneskole) in Christiania (now Oslo), where Johannes Flintoe, Christian Heinrich Grosch and Johan Henrik Nebelong were among his teachers. From 1849-52, Nordan worked under architect Johan Henrik Nebelong as assistant and building manager during the construction of Oscarshall. From 1852 to 1855, he studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen and received travel grants to Bavaria and Austria.[2][3]

In 1856, he established architectural office in Christiania, while he also taught at the Royal Drafting School. While working for the Ministry of the Church of Norway, he designed nearly one hundred churches. Among his designs are also Fritzøehus Manor located outside Larvik, the former fire and police station in Oslo at Møllergata 19, and the bazaars on the public square at Youngstorget in downtown Oslo.

In 1860, Nordan married Danish artist Henriette Dorothea Henius (1826-1903). Their son Victor Nordan (1862-1933) was also an architect. He became his father's partner in 1887 and took over the company at his death 1892.[4][5] [6] [7]

Gallery

References

  1. ^ Bjerkek, Ole Petter. "Jacob Wilhelm Nordan". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  2. ^ Jens Christian Eldal. "Jacob Wilhelm Nordan". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Building Oscarshall Summer Palace". Det Norske Kongehus. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Jacob Wilhelm Nordan". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  5. ^ "Henriette Dorothea Henius Nordan". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  6. ^ "Victor Nordan". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  7. ^ Bjerkek, Ole Petter. "Jacob Wilhelm Nordan". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 March 2014.

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