Nationality Norwegian Parents Adolph Fischer | Occupation Architect
Archeologist Structures Bjorli Station | |
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Born 12 July 1890 ( 1890-07-12 ) Bergen, Norway Died 10 September 1977, Oslo, Norway Awards Medal of St. Hallvard, Order of St. Olav | ||
Gerhard Fischer (12 July 1890 – 10 September 1977) was a Norwegian architect and archeologist.
He was born in Bergen to architect Adolph Fischer and Dorothea Wilcken. He chaired several excavations of sites from the Middle Ages in Norway, including Gamlebyen in Oslo, Hovedøya Abbey, Sverresborg in Trondheim, and the Bergenhus Fortress. His books include Oslo under Eikaberg from 1950, Norske kongeborger (two volumes, 1951 and posthumously 1980), Domkirken i Stavanger from 1964, Domkirken i Trondheim (1965), and Utstein kloster from 1965.
He was awarded the Medal of St. Hallvard in 1956, and was decorated Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 1965. He was an honorary member of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and of the Society of Antiquaries of London.