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Henrik Nissen
Norwegian architect

Henrik Nissen

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Norwegian architect
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Christiania, Norway
Place of death
Christiania, Norway
Age
67 years
Notable Works
Arneberg Church
 
Atneosen Church
 
Furuset Church
 
Skrukkeli Chapel
 
Berkåk Church
 
Fjørtoft Church
 
Nesset Church
 
Frydendal Church
 
Hjørundfjord Church
 
Hyllestad Church
 
Myrbostad Church
 
Awards
Knight of the Order of St. Olav‎
 
Henrik Nissen
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Biography

Henrik Nissen
Hartvig Nissens skole Oslo, Norway

Johannes Henrik Nissen ( 21 April 1848 – 4 June 1915) was a Norwegian architect.

Personal life

He was born in Christiania as a son of school manager Hartvig Nissen (1815–1874) and Karen Magdalena Aas (1820–1900). He was a great-grandson of Martinus Nissen and Erik Andreas Colban, and brother of Per Schjelderup Nissen. Through his sister Helga Johanne Arentz Nissen he was a brother-in-law of Johan Johannson and uncle of Johan and Ole Hartvig Nissen Johannson.

In October 1875 in Berlin he married Hedwig Marie Pauline Bauer (1853–1929). Their son Henrik Nissen, Jr. (1888–1953) also worked as an architect. Henrik was also an uncle of prison director Hartvig Nissen and Kristian Nissen.

Career

After his final exams in 1866,Nissen was a student at the Royal Drawing School in Christiania. He studied architecture at the Bauakademie in Berlin 1869–74. He was apprenticed to the architect firmDue & Steckmest in Christiania.

From 1875 he ran its own architectural office, from 1878 to 1882 in partnership with Holm Hansen Munthe. From 1886–1896, he had a close association with Henning Astrup (1864–1896).Henrik Nissen drew the upper secondary school which was established by his father, Hartvig Nissens skole, as well as many other buildings in Kristiania. In addition, his drawings were used for churches all over Norway. Henrik Nissen also had the opportunity to conduct a series of expensive buildings for wealthy clients.The details were influenced by both Swiss style and Gothic Revival architecture. He was a building manager in the city of Oslo from 1904 to 1906 and also had some own architectural practice.

He was chairman of the Norwegian Engineering and Architectural Society 1890 and 1895–96, and 1911–15. He was the first chairman of the Association of Norwegian Architects Association. He was also a juror in a wide range of important architectural competitions, and he was politically active as a representative of the Conservative Party in Oslo 1897-1898 and the Council of Representatives 1898–1901. Nissen was appointed Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1884.

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