Asbjørn Herteig [SEP] date of death
Asbjørn Herteig
Asbjørn Herteig (15 February 1919 – 2 October 2006) was a Norwegian archeologist. He was the first curator at the Bryggen Museum and affiliated with the University of Bergen.
Biography.
He was born in Hadsel in Nordland, Norway. In 1952, he took his magister degree in archeology at the University of Oslo. Through this work, Herteig was a pioneer in the field of Norwegian medieval era archeology. Herteig worked with excavations of Kaupanger on the island of Veøya. In particular, he was
influence of the architect, Ole Peter Riis Høegh (1806- 1852).
From 1934 to 1958, this was the residence of the Bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin. Archaeologist Asbjørn Herteig took over Christinegård in 1960. He resided there until his death in 2006.