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Harald Gustav Nilsen

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Harald Gustav Nilsen
Born(1909-04-07)7 April 1909
Kristiania, Norway
Died17 March 1997(1997-03-17) (aged 87)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupationillustrator

Harald Gustav Nilsen (7 April 1909 – 17 March 1997) was a Norwegian illustrator. He was born in Kristiania.

He was educated as painter and illustrator as well as printer, and worked for the newspaper Aftenposten for many years. Among his books is the children's book Merkelige dyr fra land og sjø from 1946, Seks boksamlere forteller from 1960, and Kjære Oslo – streiftog og skildringer from 1982.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Reisegg, Øyvind. "Harald Gustav Nilsen". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. ^ Graff, Finn; Mannila, Leena; Smit, Toril M, eds. (1984). Norske Avistegnere (in Norwegian). Oslo: J. M. Stenersens Forlag. pp. 52–55, 229. ISBN 82-7201-035-6.