Sverre Pedersen

Norwegian architect
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IntroNorwegian architect
PlacesNorway
isArchitect
Work fieldEngineering
Gender
Male
Birth4 August 1882, Strinda
Family
Children:Einar Sverre Pedersen
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Biography

Sverre Pedersen (4 August 1882 – 12 November 1971) was a Norwegian architect.
He was born in Strinda to Hans Martinius Pedersen and Christine Elisabeth Andersen, and was a brother of industrialist Harald Pedersen and pedagogue Marie Pedersen. He was married to Edith Gretchen Børseth from 1913, and they were parents to Einar Sverre Pedersen.
Pedersen was appointed professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology from 1920 to 1954. He was a pioneer in urban planning, and was in charge of the reconstruction of 24 cities, towns and villages in Norway that had been damaged during the Norwegian Campaign in 1940.

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