Hans Aarnes (6 May 1886 – 25 October 1960) was a

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, journalist, newspaper editor, magazine editor,

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and proponent for the

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Early and personal life

Aarnes was born in

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as the son of farmer Kristen Nilsson Aarnes and Marta Kristensdotter Vestre. He graduated as shipper in 1904, and worked as a seaman, trader and fisher. In 1907 he published the one-act play ''Sundagskveld'', and in 1933 he published the poetry collection ''Kviteburd''. He was married to Gina Villesvik from 1913.

Career

Aarnes was editor or assistant editor for seven newspapers or magazines. He edited ''Aarvak'' from 1909 to 1911. He worked for the newspaper ''Norig'' from 1911 to 1913, and edited ''Hardanger'' from 1913. From 1916 to 1920 he worked for the newspaper ''

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'', and for '' Bondebladet'' from 1921 to 1923. He edited the newspaper ''

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'' from 1923 to 1932. He established the first education for journalists in Norway, Bladmannaskulen, in 1919, and published a series of handbooks on journalism. As a proponent for the

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language he founded the news agency Norsk Pressekontor in 1918. He founded the magazine ''

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'' in 1933. He started the comic series '' Vangsgutane'' in ''Nynorsk Vekeblad'' as a local alternative to ''

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and drawn by Jens R. Nilssen. He was member of the board of

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from 1935 to 1940, and founded the publishing house Fonna Forlag in 1940. He was initiator of the Nynorsk encyclopedia ''

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'', which was published between 1948 and 1966. He was active in the organization

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, and helped the establishing of several local chapters in the 1950s.

References

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