Josef Hilmar Jørgensen Explained

Josef Hilmar Jørgensen (March 28, 1892 – November 2, 1961) was a Norwegian organ builder.^{[1] [2]}

Jørgensen was the owner of the J. H. Jørgensen organ company. The company was originally called Olsen & Jørgensen from 1892 to 1925^{[3] [4]} (Jørgensen's partner Olsen had already withdrawn from work at the company in 1912).^[4]

Personal life

Jørgensen was born in Oslo, the son of the organ builder Jens Henrik Jørgensen (1864–1946) and his wife Marie Guldbrandsen (1869–1911).^[2] On May 16, 1922 he married Annette Wirstad (1894–1991), the daughter of the wholesaler Ole Olsen Wirstad (1846–1923) and Karen Hansen (1855–?).^[2] The couple's daughter Anne Marie Jørgensen is married to the politician Kåre Willoch.^{[2] [5]} Jørgensen died in Oslo.^[2]

Further reading

• Stein Johannes Kolness. 1987. Norsk orgelkultur: instrument og miljø frå mellomalderen til i dag. Oslo: Det Norske samlaget.
• Einar Hoffstad (ed.). 1938. Illustrert norsk næringsleksikon, vol. 1. Oslo: Yrkesforlaget.

Notes and References

1. Hernes, Asbjørn. 1952. Impuls og tradisjon i norsk musikk, 1500–1800. Oslo: J. Dybwad, p. 119.
2. https://nbl.snl.no/J_H_J%C3%B8rgensen Norsk biografisk leksikon: J H Jørgensen.
3. Reichling, Alfred. 2001. Orgel. Kassel: Bärenreiter, p. 115.
4. Frisk, Anna, Sverker Jullander, & Andrew McCrea. 2003. The Nordic-Baltic Organ Book: History and Culture. Göteborg: Göteborg Organ Art Center, p. 229.
5. https://nbl.snl.no/K%C3%A5re_Willoch Norsk biografisk leksikon: Kåre Willoch.