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Henning Thorvaldssøn Astrup
Norwegian architect (1904–1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henning Thorvaldssøn Astrup (21 February 1904 – 7 August 1983) was a Norwegian architect.[1]
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Henning Astrup | |
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Born | (1904-02-21)21 February 1904 Kristiania, Norway |
Died | 7 August 1983(1983-08-07) (aged 79) |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation | Architect |
Parent | Thorvald Astrup |
Relatives | Eivind Astrup (uncle) Sigurd Astrup (uncle) Henning Astrup (uncle) Peter Andreas Morell (uncle) |
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He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway to architect Thorvald Astrup and Alfhild Ebbesen.[2] He was a nephew of Arctic explorer Eivind, architect Henning, and merchant Sigurd Astrup.[3]
Astrup graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1927.[4] From 1932 Henning Astrup worked in partnership with his father, Thorvald Astrup. Among his designs were industrial buildings for Norsk Hydro at Herøya, Rjukan, Notodden, Glomfjord and Kykkelsrud.[2] He also designed the lodging facilities Skjennungstua and Kikutstua in Nordmarka[4] and Skeikampen in Gausdal.[2][5] [6]