Rudolf Emanuel Jacobsen Explained

Rudolf Emanuel Jacobsen
Birth Date:	27 October 1879
Birth Place:	Christiania, Norway
Nationality:	Norwegian
Occupation:	architect

Rudolf Emanuel Jacobsen (27 October 1879  - 1937) was a Norwegian architect.^[1]

Jacobsen was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was a student at the Arts and Crafts School (Kunst- og håndverksskolen), now Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry (Statens håndverks- og kunstindustriskole).^[2] He served as an assistant architect with Bredo Greve and Ingvar Hjorth. He completed his education at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm from 1904 to 1907.^[3]

Jacobsen was among the architects who contributed to the 1914 Jubilee Exhibition at Frogner Park in 1914, where he co-designed (with August Nielsen) the main restaurant (Folkerestauranten), Agricultural Building (Landbruksbygningen) and Forestry Building (Skogbruksbygningen).

Among Jacobsen's other works were Bytårnet in Moss, Doblouggården and Oslo hovedpostkontor.^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arkitekter: Rudolf Emil Jacobsen (1879-1937). artemisia.no . Geir Tandberg Steigan. September 1, 2017.
2. Web site: Statens håndverks- og kunstindustriskole. Store norske leksikon . Annette Faltin. September 1, 2017.
3. Web site: Ingvar Magnus Olsen Hjorth. Store norske leksikon . Bjørn Cappelen. September 1, 2017.
4. Web site: Bytårnet på Moss. lokalhistoriewiki.no . September 1, 2017.
5. Web site: Doblouggården. Kulturminnesøk. September 1, 2017.
6. Web site: Oslo hovedpostkontor. lokalhistoriewiki.no . September 1, 2017.
7. Encyclopedia: Rudolf Emanuel Jacobsen . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Odd Arvid . Storsveen . . Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo . 29 January 2012.
8. Encyclopedia: Rudolf Emanuel Jacobsen . Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 29 January 2012.