Josef Hilmar Jørgensen

Hilmar Jørgensen (with pipe) and his brother August Nilsen Jørgensen in 1960 at August's 70th birthday

Josef Hilmar Jørgensen (March 28, 1892 – November 2, 1961) was a Norwegian organ builder.[1][2]

Jørgensen was the owner of the J. H. Jørgensen organ company. The company was originally called Olsen & Jørgensen from 1892 to 1925[3][4] (Jørgensen's partner Olsen had already withdrawn from work at the company in 1912).[4]

Personal life

Jørgensen was born in Oslo, the son of the organ builder Jens Henrik Jørgensen (1864–1946) and his wife Marie Guldbrandsen (1869–1911).[2] On May 16, 1922 he married Annette Wirstad (1894–1991), the daughter of the wholesaler Ole Olsen Wirstad (1846–1923) and Karen Hansen (1855–?).[2] The couple's daughter Anne Marie Jørgensen is married to the politician Kåre Willoch.[2][5] Jørgensen died in Oslo.[2]

References

  1. ^ Hernes, Asbjørn. 1952. Impuls og tradisjon i norsk musikk, 1500–1800. Oslo: J. Dybwad, p. 119.
  2. ^ a b c d e Norsk biografisk leksikon: J H Jørgensen.
  3. ^ Reichling, Alfred. 2001. Orgel. Kassel: Bärenreiter, p. 115.
  4. ^ a b Frisk, Anna, Sverker Jullander, & Andrew McCrea. 2003. The Nordic-Baltic Organ Book: History and Culture. Göteborg: Göteborg Organ Art Center, p. 229.
  5. ^ Norsk biografisk leksikon: Kåre Willoch.

Further reading

  • Stein Johannes Kolness. 1987. Norsk orgelkultur: instrument og miljø frå mellomalderen til i dag. Oslo: Det Norske samlaget.
  • Einar Hoffstad (ed.). 1938. Illustrert norsk næringsleksikon, vol. 1. Oslo: Yrkesforlaget.