death_date death_place birth_place nationality birth_date image article_title name occupation
3 march 1895 kristiania , norway larvik , norway norwegian 26 march 1814 diriks av bergslien.jpg carl frederik diriks
 carl frederik diriks lighthouse director illustrator
carl frederik diriks

carl frederik diriks -lrb- 26 march 1814 -- 3 march 1895 -rrb- was a norwegian maritime officer , lighthouse director and illustrator .
he was born in larvik to government minister christian adolph diriks and maren cathrine tax .
he was uncle of edvard diriks , and father-in-law of county manager and government minister nikolai prebensen .
diriks was appointed director of the norwegian lighthouse administration from 1855 to 1881 .
he is also known for his illustrations .
among his publications are the children 's book `` lille anna '' from 1868 and the illustration series `` allehaande '' -lrb- eight volumes , 1869-1882 -rrb- .
he was decorated commander , first class of the order of st. olav in 1880 .
