Showing posts with label Haslum Cemetery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Haslum Cemetery. Show all posts

15 November 2016

Grave of Odd Nansen, Haslum Cemetery, Bærum, Norway (Tombstone Tuesday)

© 2009 Dag Trygsland Hoelseth
The architect, author and humanitarian Odd Nansen (1901–1973) was the second son and fourth child (out of five children) of scientist, explorer, diplomat and author Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930) and his first wife Eva Helene Nansen, née Sars (1858–1907).

Odd Nansen is buried at Haslum Cemetery (kirkegård), Bærum outside Oslo, grave no. 112-00-009, together with his wife Karen «Kari» Nansen, née Hirsch (1903–1985) and their youngest child and second son Odd Erik Nansen (1942–2001).

Fridtjof Nansen's grave at Polhøgda in Bærum can be viewed here.

18 October 2016

Werring grave, Haslum Cemetery, Bærum, Norway (Tombstone Tuesday)


© 2009 Dag Trygsland Hoelseth

Grave of Else Werring. née Wilhelmsen (1905–1989), who was Mistress of the robes (overhoffmesterinne) at the Norwegian Royal Court from 1958 to 1985, and her husband, shipowner Niels Roth Heyerdahl Wering (1897–1990), at Haslum kirkegård (cemetery) in Bærum, grave no. 02.112.00.014.

27 September 2016

Astrup family grave, Haslum Cemetery, Bærum, Norway (Tombstone Tuesday)

© 2009 Dag Trygsland Hoelseth

The grave of the shipowner family of Astrup at Haslum kirkegård (cemetery) in Bærum outside Oslo. The interred are Nils Astrup (1901–1972), his wife Hedevig «Heddy» Astrup, née Stang (1904–1978) and their sons Thomas Astrup (1927–1978) and Nils Jørgen Astrup (1935–2005).

Another son, Halvor Nicolai Astrup (1939–2013), was buried at the same place (grave no. 02.112.00.002) in 2013, four years after the photo was taken.

Updated on 28 September 2016 at 11.35 (second paragraph added).