Anton Konrad Beinset (7 January 1894 – 16 December 1963) was a Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, short story writer, crime fiction writer and politician. He was born in Aukra, a son of farmers Kristian Ivarson Beinset and Marie Aukra. Beinset was journalist for ''

Den 17de Mai ''Den 17de Mai'' is a former Norwegian newspaper, issued in Oslo from 1894 to 1935. History and profile The founder and first editor-in-chief of ''Den 17de Mai'' was Rasmus Steinsvik, who edited the newspaper until his death in 1913. Arne Garbor ...

'' from 1916 to 1927. He was chief editor of the newspaper ''

Fædrelandsvennen ''Fædrelandsvennen'' is a regional newspaper based in Kristiansand, Norway. It covers the southernmost part of the country, ( Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder), focusing especially on the area between Mandal and Lillesand (west and east of Kristians ...

'' 1928 to 1932, and edited '' Tunsberg og Horten Blad'' from 1933 to 1934. He also wrote short-stories for the periodical ''

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''. From 1936 to 1958 he was political journalist for ''

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'', except during the

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, when he earned his living as farm worker and fisherman. Among his books are ''Bak kulissone'' from 1924, the short-story collection ''Utapå øya'' from 1942, and the crime novel ''Døden går på bedehus'' from 1945 (co-written with Trygve Hirsch who used the pseudonym "Stein Ståle"). He was a politician for the Liberal Party, a board member of the Oslo chapter of the party, and honorary member of the party's youth organization. He was a member of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights.

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1894 births 1963 deaths People from Aukra Norwegian newspaper editors Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Oslo Norwegian crime fiction writers 20th-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian Association for Women's Rights people {{norway-writer-stub