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Kringsjaa
''Kringsjaa'' (Outlook) was a periodical which was published every two weeks from 1893–1910 (once a month July 1905–1909). It was published by Olaf Norlis forlag in Kristiania. The magazine was around 80–100 pages, and was based on subscription. The publishers also bound the issues into bindings of 10 issues. ''Kringsjaa'' was founded in 1893 when Unitarian Hans Tambs Lyche (1859–1898) returned from America, and was editor until 1898. Contributing editor from 1898 to 1910 was Christopher Brinchmann. Vilhelm Krag and Alf Harbitz were involved as well. In 1910 ''Kringsjaa'' was bought by the author and advocate of Nynorsk, Marta Steinsvik Marta Steinsvik (23 March 1877 – 27 July 1950) was a Norwegian author and translator. She was a champion of women's rights, a proponent of antisemitism and anti-Catholicism, and promoter of the use of Nynorsk. She was the first female to graduat ..., who had been secretary of the magazine since 1895. She wanted to brin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Tambs Lyche
Hans Tambs Lyche ( 21 November 1859 – 16 April 1898) was a Norwegian engineer, Unitarian minister, journalist, and magazine editor. Background Hans Tambs Lyche was born in Fredrikshald, in Østfold county, Norway. His parents were Wilhelm Julius Lyche (1823–1905) and Adelaide Thomine Tambs (1838–1867). From 1876-80, Lyche took engineering training at Kristiania Technical College (''Kristiania tekniske Skole''). He emigrated to the United States in 1880. He initially found work on a railroad in Iowa. He lived first in Chicago, where he became influenced by liberal theology. In 1881, he entered Meadville Theological School, a Unitarian seminary which at that time was located in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Career He served as a Unitarian minister in Wisconsin and Massachusetts. He held church services in English and lectured on Norwegian literature. While he lived in the United States, he also published articles in the Norwegian publication, ''Dagbladet'', ''Nyt Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marta Steinsvik
Marta Steinsvik (23 March 1877 – 27 July 1950) was a Norwegian author and translator. She was a champion of women's rights, a proponent of antisemitism and anti-Catholicism, and promoter of the use of Nynorsk. She was the first female to graduate from the Norwegian School of Theology. Biography Steinsvik was born in Flekkefjord. She studied medicine in Kristiania, but never finished her studies because she was against vivisection. She studied several other subjects including Egyptology in London. In 1902, Marta Steinsvik studied oriental languages including Assyrian and ancient Egyptian. She also became interested in Esotericism. She was influenced by the thinking of both English Theosophist, Annie Besant and Austrian philosopher, Rudolf Steiner. She was the first woman to graduate from the Norwegian School of Theology, but was not allowed to practice. She was the first Norwegian woman to preach in a church, during 1910 at the Grønland Church in Oslo. She was invited to an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olaf Huseby
Olaf Huseby (December 12, 1856–October 3, 1942) was a Norwegian-American bookseller and publisher. Biography Olaf Antunson Huseby was born at Leikanger in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. He was the oldest of five siblings. He studied art in Germany and England from 1881 to 1883. In 1883, he founded the bookstore ''Olaf Huseby & Olaf Olsen Boghandel'' jointly with Olaf Norli in Kristiania (now Oslo). The collaboration eventually failed and two split in 1890. Olaf Norlis started Olaf Norlis Bokhandel and Olaf Norlis Forlag which combined a bookstore with a publishing house. Huseby next ran his own firm ''Huseby & Co'' in cooperation with Johan Sørensen. The company published books such as Skram's novel ''Constance Ring'', Krohg's confiscated novel '' Albertine'', and the periodicals ''Nyt Tidsskrift'' and ''Kringsjaa''. In 1903, Huseby emigrated to America with his family. He established the ''Olaf Huseby Publishing House'' in Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Brinchmann
Christopher Brinchmann (1 April 1864 – 26 February 1940) was a Norwegian archivist, literary historian and critic. He was born at Leka, Norway, Leka in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. He worked in the National Archival Services of Norway (''Riksarkivet'') from 1896, and was deputy director from 1922 to 1934. He was among the publishers of ''Diplomatarium Norvegicum''. Among his own works were ''Nationalforskeren P. A. Munch; hans liv og virke'' (1910), ''Grønlands overgang til Danmark'' (1922), ''Norske kongesigiller'' (1924) and ''Norges arkivsaker i Danmark'' (1927). He also edited the periodical ''Kringsjaa'', from 1898 to 1907. References 1864 births 1940 deaths People from Leka, Norway 20th-century Norwegian historians Norwegian archivists Norwegian literary historians Norwegian literary critics 19th-century Norwegian journalists 20th-century Norwegian journalists {{Norway-historian-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
