Guthorm Kavli

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Guthorm Kavli (15 May 1917 – 1 June 1995) was a Norwegian architect and art historian.[1]

Biography

Kavli was born in Trondheim, Norway. He received a degree in architecture from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1941 and a degree in art history from Uppsala University in 1946. He was awarded the Doctor of Technology degree at the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1967.[2]

During the Norwegian campaign in spring 1940 - Kavli from 9 April to 5 May - joined Major Reidar Holtermann together with over other 200 volunteer soldiers in The Battle of Hegra. His brother Wilhelm Kavli also was among Holtermanns menn. (5.)

During the

National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo from 1950 to 1961. He held the position as administrator at the Royal Palace, Oslo from 1962 to 1987.[1][3]

His doctoral thesis was Trønderske trepaléer: borgerlig panelarkitektur nordenfjells. Other important works include Norwegian Architecture, Past and Present (1958), Norges festninger: fra Fredriksten til Vardøhus (1987) and 25 år på kongens slott (1992). [4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Guthorm Kavli". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Bjørn Steenstrup. "Guthorm Kavli". Hvem er Hvem?. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "Guthorm Kavli ( 1917-1995 )". Monuments Men Foundation. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  4. Store norske leksikon
    (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 December 2010.

5. Karl H. Brox, Kampen om Hegra, Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, 1988. Frode Lidgjerdet, Slaget om Hegra festing 1940, Ares forlag AS, 2016. Guthorm Kavli, Hegra festning (in På kongens slott, pages 21–28 ), Chr. Schibsteds Forlag A/S, 1992.


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