Rudolf Emanuel Jacobsen

Rudolf Emanuel Jacobsen (27 October 1879 – 1937) was a Norwegian architect.^[1]

Born(1879-10-27)27 October 1879

Christiania, Norway

Died1937 (aged 57–58)

Occupationarchitect

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Rudolf Emanuel Jacobsen
Born	(1879-10-27)27 October 1879 Christiania, Norway
Died	1937 (aged 57–58)
Occupation	architect

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Jacobsen was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was a student at the Arts and Crafts School (Kunst- og håndverksskolen), now Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry (Statens håndverks- og kunstindustriskole).^[2] He served as an assistant architect with Bredo Greve and Ingvar Hjorth. He completed his education at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm from 1904 to 1907.^[3]

Jacobsen was among the architects who contributed to the 1914 Jubilee Exhibition at Frogner Park in 1914, where he co-designed (with August Nielsen) the main restaurant (Folkerestauranten), Agricultural Building (Landbruksbygningen) and Forestry Building (Skogbruksbygningen).

Among Jacobsen's other works were Bytårnet in Moss, Doblouggården and Oslo hovedpostkontor. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7][8]}