Background
Kavli, Guthorm was born on May 15, 1917 in Trondheim, Norway. Son of Wilhelm and Marie (Sevaldson) Kavli.
Kavli, Guthorm was born on May 15, 1917 in Trondheim, Norway. Son of Wilhelm and Marie (Sevaldson) Kavli.
Architect degree, Trondheim University, 1941. Degree in history of art, Uppsala University, Sweden, 1946. Doctor of Science (honorary), Trondheim University, 1967.
Degree at the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1967. His doctoral thesis was Trønderske trepaleer, and important books include Norwegian Architecture, Past and Present (1958), Norges festninger: fra Fredriksten til Vardøhus (1987) and 25 år på kongens slott (1992). The latter book was written in light of his position from 1962 to 1987 as administrator at the Royal Palace, Oslo.
Chairman Norwegian Society Protection of Ancient Monuments, Oslo, 1974-1976, State Committee of Protection of Architecture in Case of War, Oslo, 1961. Served to captain Norwegian Army, 1942-1945. Fellow Norwegian Academy Technology Sciences, Rotary.
(president 1963-1964).
Married Ursula Joan Power, September 18, 1943 (deceased 1973). Children: Pal Guthorm, Dennis Leonard. Married Else Blich, May 7, 1976.