Herman Isaachsen Willoch (27 June 1892 – 11 February 1968) was a Norwegian painter. He was born in Alversund1910 Census
/ref> as the son of vicar Christian Abel Isaachsen, a grandson of Isaach Isaachsen. He was the cousin of

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. The family eventually moved to Uranienborg, Oslo. He later resided in

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. He studied under Pola Gauguin at the

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. He worked mainly with

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es, decorating the city hall in

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. He is buried at Vestre gravlund.

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1892 births 1968 deaths People from Lindås 20th-century Norwegian painters Norwegian male painters Oslo National Academy of the Arts alumni Burials at Vestre gravlund 20th-century Norwegian male artists {{Norway-painter-stub