''Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning'' (''GHT'') was a daily

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published in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 1832 to 1985.

History and profile

''GHT'' was founded in 1832 by publisher Magnus Prytz and had a liberal alignment from the later part of the 19th century after Sven Adolf Hedlund became editor in 1852.John Solheim
Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfarts-Tidning
'' Store norske leksikon'', Retrieved 30 June 2013 The author

Viktor Rydberg Abraham Viktor Rydberg (; 18 December 182821 September 1895) was a Swedish writer and a member of the Swedish Academy, 1877–1895. "Primarily a classical idealist", Viktor Rydberg has been described as "Sweden's last Romantic" and by 1859 was ...

worked for the newspaper and several of his novels were published as series in the paper. During

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, ''GHT'' was one of few Swedish newspapers that held a decidedly anti-

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profile, which made its

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(since 1917) Torgny Segerstedt a controversial figure in neutral Sweden. The Norwegian illustrator

Ragnvald Blix Ragnvald Blix (12 September 1882 – 2 May 1958) was a Norwegian illustrator, caricaturist and magazine editor. He was particularly known for his anti-Nazi drawings during World War II. Ragnvald Blix was born in Oslo, the son of minister Eli ...

became known for his anti-Nazi caricatures published in the paper during that time under the pseudonym "Stig Höök". The paper ceased publication in 1985 (but was only published weekly 1973-1984).

References

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