Carsten Hopstock
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Carsten Henrik Hopstock is a Norwegian curator and historian.
He was born in Kragerø
as a son of pharmacist Frantz Philip Hopstock (1891–1977) and Lilly Haanshus (1887–1982). He graduated from the University of Oslo
with the mag.art. degree (PhD equivalent) in 1953, majoring in art history and minoring in history and archaeology. In 1958 he married painter and writer Kirsti Marianne Nygård-Nilssen, a daughter of Arne Nygård-Nilssen
and Maja Refsum
.
In 1954 he was hired as a curator at the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History. As such he got responsibility for Bogstad Stiftelse (Bogstad manor) from 1955 and the Norwegian Pharmacy Museum from 1963.
Important books include Stoler og stiler (1955 with Stephan Tschudi-Madsen
), Norwegian Design (1957), Rosendal. Baroni og bygning (1965 with Stephan Tschudi-Madsen), Buchholmgården i Kragerø (1965), Stabbestad – Kragerøslekten Heuchs lystgård (1967), Kragerø apotek 1770–1970 (1970), Søndre Kalstad og Kragerøslekten Biørn (1975) and Jarlsberg. En norsk grevelig residens (1983 with Wasberg
, Kavli
and Hjelde). He contributed to volume three of Norges kulturhistorie. His ultimate work was the two-volume Bogstad. Et storgods gjennom 300 år in 1997.
He is a member of the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature
.
He was born in Kragerø
Kragerø
is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vestmar. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kragerø....
as a son of pharmacist Frantz Philip Hopstock (1891–1977) and Lilly Haanshus (1887–1982). He graduated from the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
with the mag.art. degree (PhD equivalent) in 1953, majoring in art history and minoring in history and archaeology. In 1958 he married painter and writer Kirsti Marianne Nygård-Nilssen, a daughter of Arne Nygård-Nilssen
Arne Nygård-Nilssen
Arne Nygård-Nilssen was a Norwegian art historian, publicist and magazine editor. -Biography:Nygård-Nilssen grew up in Bergen, Norway where his father was a school teacher. He attended the University of Oslo . At the University he came under the influence of Anders Bugge , a prominent professor...
and Maja Refsum
Maja Refsum
Maja Refsum was a Norwegian sculptor and teacher. Daughter of Harald Refsum and Hanna Ovidia Yssen . Among her most important works is her sculpture of writer Amalie Skram. She is represented in the National Gallery of Norway with the terracotta sculpture Bruden pyntes...
.
In 1954 he was hired as a curator at the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History. As such he got responsibility for Bogstad Stiftelse (Bogstad manor) from 1955 and the Norwegian Pharmacy Museum from 1963.
Important books include Stoler og stiler (1955 with Stephan Tschudi-Madsen
Stephan Tschudi-Madsen
Stephan Tschudi-Madsen was a Norwegian art historian and pioneer in the rediscovering of Art Nouveau in the 1950s...
), Norwegian Design (1957), Rosendal. Baroni og bygning (1965 with Stephan Tschudi-Madsen), Buchholmgården i Kragerø (1965), Stabbestad – Kragerøslekten Heuchs lystgård (1967), Kragerø apotek 1770–1970 (1970), Søndre Kalstad og Kragerøslekten Biørn (1975) and Jarlsberg. En norsk grevelig residens (1983 with Wasberg
Gunnar Christie Wasberg
Gunnar Christie Wasberg is Norwegian librarian and non-fiction writer.He was born in Brunlanes, and took his doctorate at Uppsala University in 1963, with the thesis Forsvarstanke og suverenitetsprinsipp. From 1967 to 1989 he was the prime librarian at the University Library of Oslo. He has...
, Kavli
Guthorm Kavli
Guthorm Kavli was a Norwegian architect and writer.He was born in Trondheim, and took the dr.techn. degree at the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1967...
and Hjelde). He contributed to volume three of Norges kulturhistorie. His ultimate work was the two-volume Bogstad. Et storgods gjennom 300 år in 1997.
He is a member of the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature
Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature
The Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature is a Norwegian learned body on matters pertaining to the Dano-Norwegian language. Its primary role is regulating the written standard known as Riksmål ....
.