Vilhelm Bissen [SEP] father
Vilhelm Bissen
Christian Gottlieb Vilhelm Bissen (5 August 1836 – 20 April 1913) was a Danish sculptor. He is mainly known for a number of statues around Copenhagen, including the equestrian statue of Absalon on Højbro Plads and the Stork Fountain on the adjoining Amagertorv. He was also a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts with great influence on the next generation of Danish sculptors and for a while served as its director.
Biography.
Vilhelm Bissen was born in Copenhagen as the son of Herman Wilhelm
was the father of sculptor Vilhelm Bissen and landscape painter . 
Bissen died of pneumonia in 1868. His funeral took place at the Vor Frue Kirke in Copenhagen, followed by burial at Assistens Cemetery.
External links.
- Photo gallery of works by of Bissen
- Biography of Bissen