Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS, commonly referred to as Gyldendal N.F. and in Norway often only as Gyldendal, is one of the largest

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publishing houses. It was founded in 1925 after buying rights to publications from the

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publishing house

Gyldendal Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag A/S, usually referred to simply as Gyldendal () is a Danish publishing house. Founded in 1770 by Søren Gyldendal, it is the oldest and largest publishing house in Denmark, offering a wide selection of ...

, which the company also takes it name from.

Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS

Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS was founded in 1925. It was established when a group of Norwegian investors "bought home" the works of "

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" and

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, which had previously been published by the Danish publishing house

Harald Grieg Harald Grieg (3 August 1894 – 6 October 1972) was a Norwegian publisher. He was director of Gyldendal Norsk Forlag and for many years was a leading figure in the Norwegian book industry. Biography Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the ...

had a central role in this operation and became the new company's director, and

provided significant capital and became its largest shareholder. The company publishes both

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s and

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s. Gyldendal owns 50% of

Kunnskapsforlaget Kunnskapsforlaget () is a Norwegian publishing company based in Oslo. Kunnskapsforlaget was established in 1975, as a partnership between H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard) and Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. The purpose was to co-operate on publishing e ...

, along with Aschehoug, which publishes

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s, dictionaries and other reference books, including the ''

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''. Gyldendal also publishes the

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''. The company is organised as a division of Gyldendal ASA, a

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which is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS consists of the following four divisions: Gyldendal Litteratur, Gyldendal Undervisning, Gyldendal Akademisk and Gyldendal Rettsdata.

Gyldendal ASA

Gyldendal ASA () is a Norway-based holding company active within the publishing sector. The Company is operational through Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS, a wholly owned publishing house plus four other principal subsidiaries: Ark Bokhandel AS, a wholly owned book store; Kunnskapsforlaget ANS, a 50%-owned book company that specializes in dictionaries and encyclopedias; Forlagssentralen ANS, 50%-owned company which manages the Company's logistics and transport operations, and De norske Bokklubbene AS, a 48.5%-owned book club. ''De norsk Bokklubbene AS''(Store norske leksikon)
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Executive officers

Since 1925, Gyldendal has been led by these people: *1925–1941:

*1942–1944:

Tore Hamsun Tore Hamsun (6 March 1912 – 10 January 1995) was a Norwegian painter, writer, and publisher born in Hamarøy. He was the son of the Nobel Prize winning novelist Knut Hamsun and actress Marie Hamsun. At the age of five, his family moved f ...

*1945–1970:

*1970–1980: Ingebrikt Jensen *1980–1990: Andreas Skartveit *1990–1995: Nils Kåre Jacobsen *1995–2015: Geir Mork *2016–present: John Tørres Thuv

References

External links

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