Johan Peter Digre
Johan Peter Digre (1844–1886) was a Norwegian architect and builder. He was the son of Jacob Digre who ran a large construction company in Trondheim. Together with his brother Ludwig, he led his father's carpentry and lumber company in Trondheim.
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Johan Peter Digre
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- Name
- Johan Peter Digre
- Born
- September 1844
- Birthplace
- Trondheim, Norway
- Died
- 4 March 1886
- Nationality
- Norway
- Occupation
- architect
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Johan Peter Digre (1844–1886) was a Norwegian architect and builder. He was the son of Jacob Digre who ran a large construction company in Trondheim. Together with his brother Ludwig, he led his father's carpentry and lumber company in Trondheim.
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Johan Digre was the architect for the prefabricated houses from the company, in addition to having a private architectural office. Digre was also employed as a teacher at the architecture school in Trondheim in 1867 and he was a teacher at Trondhjem's Technical College from 1878 to 1879. Digre and the construction company designed and/or built several churches in Norway including Singsås Church, Haltdalen Church, Sykkylven Church, Heggstad Church, Rødøy Church, Edøy Church, and Mosvik Church.
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• Name — Johan Peter Digre • Born — September 1844 • Birthplace — Trondheim, Norway • Died — 4 March 1886 • Place of death — Trondheim, Norway • Parents — Jacob Digre
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