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Thorvald Astrup
Thorvald Astrup (18 May 1876 – 12 August 1940) was a Norwegian architect, particularly known for industrial architecture. He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of city captain Harald Astrup and Johanne Emilie Smith. He was a brother of Arctic explorer Eivind Astrup (1871–1895), merchant Sigurd Astrup (1873–1949) and architect Henning Astrup (1864–1896). His sister Hanna (1869–1933) was married to politician Peter Andreas Morell. He was educated at Kristiania Technical School in 1891-92 and Kristiania Fine Art School the following year. He also attended Technische Hochschule Charlottenburg from 1896 to 1897. In 1899 he started to work as an architect with Henrik Nissen and Henrik Bull. In 1901, he opened architectural practice in Kristiania. From 1934, he worked together with his son, architect Henning Thorvaldsson Astrup (1904–83), under the company name Thorvald and Henning Astrup. Astrup specializing in industrial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eivind Astrup
Eivind Astrup (; 17 September 1871 – 27 December 1895) was a Norwegian explorer and writer. Astrup participated in Robert Peary's expedition to Greenland in 1891–92 and mapped northern Greenland. In the follow-up Greenland expedition by Peary during 1893–94 he explored and mapped Melville Bay on the north-west coast of Greenland. Among his works is ''Blandt Nordpolens Naboer'' from 1895 (English edition ''With Peary near the Pole'', 1898). He was awarded the Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1892. Astrup is credited for introducing the combination of dog sleds and skis, which came to revolutionize polar expeditions. Life and work Eivind Astrup was the son of merchant Harald Astrup (1831–1914) and Emilie Johanne Smith (1836–1915), and brother of architect Henning Astrup (1864–1896), architect Thorvald Astrup (1876–1940), and wholesaler and politician, Sigurd Astrup (1873–1949). In 1889 Astrup undertook a trade examination in Christiania (now Oslo, No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
