Odd Brochmann

Odd Brochmann (21 December 1919 – 27 October 1972) was a Norwegian architect and children's writer. He was born in Kristiania as a son of journalist Diderik Hegermann Brochmann and Margit Hagen. He was a brother of Zinken Hopp, grandson of Johannes Brochmann and nephew of Georg Brochmann. He graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1934. After the Second World War he was involved in building projects at Ljan and Tveita in Oslo, and further the designing of social institutions nationwide. From 1949 to 1956 he was appointed professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology in Trondheim, and later settled in Copenhagen. He wrote several books on architecture. Among his children's books are Mariannes brev from 1946 and Marianne på sykehus from 1948. He was decorated Knight of the Order of St. Olav.^[1][2]

References

1. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Odd Brochmann". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
2. Butenschøn, Peter. "Odd Brochmann". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 November 2014.