Olav Lofthus (8 October 1847 – 10 August 1894) was a Norwegian journalist and newspaper editor. He was born at

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, in

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, Norway. He was a student at

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in 1861-62 and took teacher training at

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Seminar in 1866-68. Lofthus practiced as a teacher in

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for three years and one year in Ullensvang in the period 1862-1866. Lofthus was chief editor of the newspaper ''

Bergens Tidende ''Bergens Tidende'' is Norway's fifth-largest newspaper, and the country's largest newspaper outside Oslo. ''Bergens Tidende'' is owned by the public company Schibsted ASA. Norwegian owners held a mere 42% of the shares in Schibsted at the end ...

'' from 1872 to 1894. His collection was published after his death. He was married to Valborg Henriette Wallem (1851–1929) and was the father of painter Arne Lofthus.

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1847 births 1894 deaths People from Ullensvang Norwegian newspaper editors Bergens Tidende editors {{Norway-bio-stub