Frederik Hilfling-Rasmussen
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Jens Carl Frederik Hilfling-Rasmussen (14 October 1869 – 7 December 1941) was a Danish-born Norwegian photographer.
He was born in Brenderup, Denmark
as a son of photographer Jens Rasmussen. He grew up in Assens
, where he learned photography in his father's company. He worked in Copenhagen
from 1890 to 1896, and then migrated to Kristiania
. He started his own photo studio in 1898, and by 1905 he was preferred as the official photographer of many events. From 1907 to 1910 Hilfling-Rasmussen had a company together with Ernest Rude
, and Hilfling-Rasmussen then moved to Trondhjem
. As a photographer he was best known for portrait photography
. He taught at the school Trondhjems Fagskole, was a board member of the Norwegian Association of Professional Photographers from 1913, and became an honorary member in 1937. He died in December 1941 in Trondheim, and his son Skjold Hilfling-Rasmussen took over the company.
He was born in Brenderup, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
as a son of photographer Jens Rasmussen. He grew up in Assens
Assens, Denmark
Assens is a town with a population of 6,060 on the west coast of the island of Funen at the shore of the Little Belt in central Denmark. Assens is the municipal seat of Assens municipality in Region of Southern Denmark. It was the birthplace of sculptor Jens Adolf Jerichau who married the...
, where he learned photography in his father's company. He worked in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
from 1890 to 1896, and then migrated to Kristiania
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
. He started his own photo studio in 1898, and by 1905 he was preferred as the official photographer of many events. From 1907 to 1910 Hilfling-Rasmussen had a company together with Ernest Rude
Ernest Rude
Ernest Rude was a Norwegian photographer.He was born in Drammen as a son of photographer Christoffer Gade Rude and his wife Andrea Elise Geelmuyden . He was an uncle of Finn Støren....
, and Hilfling-Rasmussen then moved to Trondhjem
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
. As a photographer he was best known for portrait photography
Portrait photography
Portrait photography or portraiture is the capture by means of photography of the likeness of a person or a small group of people , in which the face and expression is predominant. The objective is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the subject...
. He taught at the school Trondhjems Fagskole, was a board member of the Norwegian Association of Professional Photographers from 1913, and became an honorary member in 1937. He died in December 1941 in Trondheim, and his son Skjold Hilfling-Rasmussen took over the company.