Frans Gustaf Abraham Dahl (13 February 1835 – 21 September 1927) was a Swedish architect. He is known for designing several of Sweden's prominent buildings, including Stockholm's

National Library of Sweden The National Library of Sweden (, ''KB'', meaning "the Royal Library") is Sweden's national library. It collects and preserves all domestic printed and audio-visual materials in Swedish, as well as content with Swedish association published ab ...

and Mariahissen. He also designed

Norrby Church Norrby Church () is located in Sala Municipality in Västmanland County, Sweden. The church is situated on the eastern banks of the Sagån River. Norrby parish is in the Diocese of Västerås of the Church of Sweden. The church building Norr ...

in Sala Municipality. Bergslagssafari_Uppland_2012_01_Norrby_kyrka

Personal life

Dahl had two known children: fellow architect Theodor Dahl (father of author Tora Dahl) and Elsa Åkerhielm. He was a cousin of composer Viking Dahl.

Death

Dahl died in 1927, aged 92. He was interred in

Norra begravningsplatsen Norra begravningsplatsen, literally "The Northern Burial Place" in Swedish, is a major cemetery of the Stockholm urban area, located in Solna Municipality. Inaugurated on 9 June 1827, it is the burial site for a number of Swedish notables. Th ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dahl, Gustaf 1835 births 1927 deaths 19th-century Swedish architects 20th-century Swedish architects Architects from Stockholm