Ole Falck Ebbell

Not to be confused with Ole Falk Ebbell.

Ole Falck Ebbell

Ole Falck Ebbell (1839 – 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.

Biography

Ole Falck Ebbell was born in Oslo, the son of a lawyer, Ole Falck Ebbell. He studied architecture in Germany and 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 is known for several works in different parts of the country.^[1]

Ole Falck Ebbell had a son Ole-Falk Ebbell (1879–1969), later: Ole-Falk Ebbell-Staehelin, who became civil engineer. His son contributed e.g. the Goetheanum in Switzerland.

Selected works

• Trondheim Library - former City Hall in Trondheim (rebuilt 1870)
• Sør-Trøndelag University College - formerly Rotvoll Asylum in Trondheim (1872)
• Eg Psychiatric Hospital in Kristiansand (1881)
• Kalvskinnet School in Trondheim (1885)
• Elvran Chapel at Levanger municipality in Nord-Trondelag county (1893)
• Snillfjord Church at Snillfjord municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county (1898)

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  Trondheim Library - former City Hall in Trondheim (rebuilt 1870)

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  Kalvskinnet school in Trondheim, built 1885.

References

1. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed (2007). "Ole Falck Ebbell" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Ole_Falck_Ebbell. Retrieved 11 June 2009. 

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Name	Ebbell, Ole Falck
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Date of birth	1839
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Date of death	1919
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