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
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and
Erik Andreas Colban, and brother of
Per Schjelderup Nissen
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.
Through his sister Helga Johanne Arentz Nissen he was a brother-in-law of
Johan Johannson and uncle of
Johan Johan
* Johan (given name)
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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.][
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Career
After his final exams in 1866, Nissen was a student at the Royal Drawing School in Christiania. He studied architecture at the Bauakademie
The Bauakademie (''Building Academy'') in Berlin, Germany, was a higher education school for the art of building to train master builders. It originated from the construction department of the Academy of Fine Arts and Mechanical Sciences (from ...
in Berlin 1869–74. He was apprenticed to the architect firm Due & 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.''Arkitekter: Johannes Henrik Nissen (1848–1915)'' (Norske arkitekter)
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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
The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II ...
in 1884.
Gallery
Image:Prinsens gate 26 Oslo.jpg, Prinsens gate 26, Oslo
Image:Ovre Slottsgate 3.jpg, Christiania Sparebank, Øvre slottsgate 3, Oslo
Image:Frimurerlosjen Oslo.jpg, Masonic Lodge, Oslo
Image:Høvik kirke 20071111.jpg, Høvik Church, Høvik
Høvik is a suburban area in the municipality of Bærum, Viken, Norway, in the Oslo metropolitan area. Mainly a residential area, its population (2005) is 4,311.
It is normal to divide Høvik into two parts; Nedre (lower) and Øvre (upper).
Hø ...
Image:Borgestad kirke 20071014 01.jpg, Borgestad Church, Skien
Image:Arneberg kirke.jpg, Arneberg Church, Ã…snes
Image:Vestbykirke.JPG, Vestby Church, Vestby
(with Holm Hansen Munthe)
Image:Folldal Kirke.jpg, Folldal Church, Folldal
Image:Myrbostad-kirke-Norway-05-2007.JPG, Myrbostad Church, Elnesvågen
File:Vestre Spone kirke.jpg, Vestre Spone Church, Modum
Modum is a municipality in Buskerud in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Vikersund. The municipality of Modum was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
The area has a long tr ...
References
External links
Family genealogy
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1848 births
1915 deaths
Artists from Oslo
Architects from Oslo
Conservative Party (Norway) politicians
Politicians from Oslo