Magnus Wogelius Feilberg (30 January 1817 – 5 June 1899) was a

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

-born Norwegian bookseller and publisher.

Biography

Feilberg was born in Copenhagen, the son of Jens Christian Feilberg and Ovene Lucie Wogelius. He came to Norway in 1839. He was first employed by the Gyldendal publishing house. In 1843 he founded ''Feilberg & Landmark'', a combined publishing house and bookstore, together with Jens Landmark (1817-1881). Feilberg was later among the founders of the

Norwegian Booksellers Association The Norwegian Booksellers Association ( no, Den norske Bokhandlerforening) is a Norwegian interest group. Its purpose is "looking after the interests of the booksellers and working to strengthen the position of literature and books in society". It ...

in 1851, and chaired this organization from 1879 to 1886. After the death of Jens Landmark, the assets of the firm were acquired by

Jacob Dybwad Jacob Dybwad (20 July 1823 – 4 September 1899) was a Norwegian bookseller and publisher as well as a pioneer in the publishing trade. Dybwad was one of the founders of the publishing company and bookstore Jacob Dybwad A/S, which was in opera ...

References

1817 births 1899 deaths People from Copenhagen Norwegian booksellers Norwegian book publishers (people) Danish emigrants to Norway Feilberg family {{Norway-business-bio-stub