Heinrich Ernst Schirmer

Heinrich Ernst Schirmer (27 August 1814 – 6 December 1887) was a German-born architect most noted for his work in Norway.

Schirmer worked in Norway from 1838 to 1883 and left his mark on a number of public buildings.

In Munich he was influenced by German neoclassicist architect Leo von Klenze and his nation-building and urban design ideas.

[1] In 1853 he entered into a partnership with fellow German-born architect Wilhelm von Hanno.

[4] Among Schirmer's later works are the designs of churches in Øksendal (1864), Ørsta (1864), Fiskum (1866, burned 1902), Hareid (1877) and Vartdal (1877).