Ole Falck Ebbell

Ole Falck Ebbell (13 September 1839 – 29 June 1919) was a Norwegian architect. He worked primarily in Trondheim, but he was also responsible for the design of buildings in other parts of Norway.[1]

Ole Falck Ebbell
Ole Falck Ebbell
Born(1839-09-13)September 13, 1839
Oslo, Norway
DiedJune 29, 1919(1919-06-29) (aged 79)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationArchitect
ChildrenOle-Falk Ebbell-Staehelin
Parent(s)Ole Falck Ebbell

Biography

Ole Falck Ebbell was born in Christiania now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of a lawyer, Ole Falck Ebbell. He studied architecture at the Polytechnicum in Hannover, Germany and engineering at Technische Hochschule in Zürich, Switzerland and had several years of work in Oslo before he came to Trondheim. He was a teacher of mechanics and architecture at Trondheim Technical Learning Institution, the precursor to the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1871 and in 1891 he became the teacher of architecture and head of the architectural department. He was a member of the commission for the restoration of the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim (1882-1894). He was also known for several works in different parts of the country.[2]

Ole Falck Ebbell was married to Elisa Brun (1839-1911) They had a son Ole-Falk Ebbell (1879–1969), later known as: Ole-Falk Ebbell-Staehelin, who became a civil engineer. He contributed to the completion of the Second Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland.[3]

Selected works

References
  1. Jens Christian Eldal. "Ole Falck Ebbell, arkitekt". Norsk kunstnerleksikon•. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  2. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Ole Falck Ebbell". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  3. "Ole-Falk Ebbell-Staehelin". kulturimpuls.org. Retrieved September 1, 2017.


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