Old Aker Cemetery
Old Aker Cemetery (Norwegian: Gamle Aker kirkegård) is a cemetery in central Oslo, Norway. It is the cemetery of Old Aker Church, Oslo's oldest church and oldest building, and both the church and the cemetery date back to the Middle Ages. The cemetery is located adjacent to the newer Cemetery of Our Saviour, which was established in 1808.[1] Several notable people are interred in the cemetery.[2]
Notable interments
- Georg von Bertouch, military officer
- John Collett (1758–1810), businessman
- Ole Georg Gjøsteen, politician
- Enevold de Falsen, statesman
- Hans Nielsen Hauge, lay preacher
- Christopher Hansteen, astronomer
- Lars Holst, politician
- Christian C.A. Lange, historian
- Adolf Schirmer, architect
- Herman Major Schirmer, architect
- Jørgen Herman Vogt, statesman
- Benjamin Wegner, industrialist
- Henriette Wegner, businesswoman, co-owner of Berenberg Bank
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- ↑ Gamle Aker kirkegård
- ↑ Her hviler: kjente personer på kirkegårdene i Oslo sentrum, pp. 132–141
Coordinates: 59°55′26″N 10°44′53″E / 59.924°N 10.748°E
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