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Henning Astrup

Norwegian architect (1864–1896) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Henning Astrup
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Henning Astrup (6 June 1864 7 December 1896) was a Norwegian architect.

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He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo, Norway) to city captain (stadshauptmann) Harald Astrup and Johanne Emilie Smith.[1] He was a brother of Arctic explorer Eivind Astrup (18711895), merchant Sigurd Astrup (18731949), and architect Thorvald Astrup (18761940).[2] His sister Hanna (18691933) was married to politician Peter Andreas Morell.[3]

Astrup graduated from the Königliche Technische Hochschule in Berlin (today Technische Universität Berlin.[4] He cooperated professionally with architect Henrik Nissen, and among their designs were Speilsalen of the Grand Hotel in Oslo[1] the Calmeyer Street Mission House from 1891, and Frimurerlogens stamhus (Lodge of the Freemasons) from 1894.[4]

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