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Axel Teodor Danielson (23March 1867 – 21June 1949), was a Swedish editor-in-chief.
Axel Teodor Danielson (23March 1867 – 21June 1949), was a Swedish editor-in-chief.
Career
Danielson was born inÄlghult
Ă„lghult is a locality situated in Uppvidinge Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden
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, Kronoberg County to parents Adolf Danielson and Emelie (née Löfgren). He was a typesetter apprentice in Visby 1880–1881 and 1884–1886, as well as in Stockholm
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1881–1884. Danielson was typographer and reporter on a Swedish newspaper in United States 1887–1892 and was an office clerk at the office of the ''Gotlands Allehanda
''Gotlands Allehanda'' is a Swedish local newspaper based in Visby, Sweden. It has been in circulation since 1873.
History and profile
''Gotlands Allehanda'' was founded in 1873. The headquarters is in Visby and is published six days per week. ...
'' newspaper 1892–1893. Danielson took the maturity exam in 1895 and was a medical student the same year.
He was a student in Uppsala 1896–1898 and the editor and publisher of ''Veckoblad för populär vetenskap'' (''The Weekly Newspaper for Popular Science'') from October 1897 to January 1898. Danielson was a contributor to ''Stockholms-Tidningen
''Stockholms-Tidningen'' (Swedish: ''The Stockholm Times'') was a Swedish-language morning newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden, between 1889 and 1984 with an interruption from 1966 to 1981. It was one of the major dailies in the country tog ...
'' between April 1898 and March 1899 and to ''Gotlands Allehanda'' from March 1899. He was the executive director of Gotlands Allehanda Tryckeri AB 1899–1937 and the editor and the legally responsible publisher of the newspaper from 1917 to 1937. Danielson was also the editor and publisher of ' ("Tutti Frutti, Short stories by the evening light") between September 1902 and June 1904. He was a member of the City Council 1905–1935, was the chairman of the board of the Central Library, the lecture association, workers association and the crafts association. Danielson was also the vice chairman of the day care center (Crèche
Crèche or creche (from Latin ''cripia'' "crib, cradle") may refer to:
*Child care center, an organization of adults who take care of children in place of their parents
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).
Personal life
In 1908 Danielson married Hanna Lovisa Svensson (1883–1970). He was the father of Axel Torbjörn (1908–1944). Danielson died in 1949 and was buried at the Eastern Cemetery in Visby.Awards and decorations
*Knight of the Order of VasaReferences
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