whole became necessary. The locality in downtown Kristiania provided little room for spreading out, so a more peripheral location was debated. Wille lobbied for Tøyen, but the site at Blindern further west was chosen. According to the encyclopedia Norsk biografisk leksikon, Wille became "bitter" due to this decision. Wille was also involved in politics, serving as the Conservative Party chairman of the local chapter in Grünerløkken from 1911 to 1913. He subscribed to the idea of philanthropy. He was a Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav and a Commander, Second Class of the Swedish Order of the Polar Star. He died in Kristiania in 1924, one year before the name of the city was changed to Oslo. References 1858 births 1924 deaths 20th-century Norwegian botanists Norwegian phycologists Academic staff of the University of Oslo Commanders of the Order of the Polar Star People from Hobøl 19th-century Norwegian botanists Members of the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala