Herman Willoch

Herman Isaachsen Willoch (27 June 1892 – 11 February 1968) was a Norwegian painter.

He was born in Alversund[1][2] as the son of vicar Christian Abel Isaachsen, a grandson of Isaach Isaachsen. He was the cousin of Odd Isaachsen Willoch.[3] The family eventually moved to Uranienborg, Oslo.[2] He later resided in Bærum.[4]

He studied under Pola Gauguin at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts. He worked mainly with frescoes, decorating the city hall in Sandvika.[1]

He is buried at Vestre gravlund.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Herman Willoch". Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.
  2. 1 2 1910 Census
  3. ↑ "Willoch/Isaachsen". Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.
  4. ↑ "Hvem bor hvor". Asker og Bærums Budstikke (in Norwegian). 21 June 1935. p. 2.
  5. ↑ "Cemeteries in Norway". DIS-Norge. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
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