Thoralf Pryser (10 August 1885 – 8 July 1970) was a Norwegian journalist and newspaper editor.

Personal life

Pryser was born in Drammen, a son of Gustav Fredrik Pryser and Caroline Johanne Grimlund. He married Laila Meyer in 1912. His wife died in 1944. In 1951 he married Elisabeth Lie. He died in July 1970.

Career

Pryser worked as journalist for '' Verdens Gang'' from 1910, for '' Morgenbladet'' from 1911, and for '' Aftenposten'' from 1913. He was chief editor of the newspaper ''

Morgenposten ''Morgenposten'' is a former Norwegian newspaper, issued in Oslo from 1861 to 1971. It was the largest newspaper in Norway from the 1870s until the early 1900s, when its name was ''Christiania Nyheds- og Avertissements-Blad'', also nicknamed ''Sv ...

'' from 1918 to 1946, except for 1943-1945 when ''Morgenposten'' had installed a Nazi editor. He chaired the

Norwegian Press Association The Norwegian Press Association ( no, Norsk Presseforbund, NP) is Norwegian association established in 1910, for press people with journalism as their main profession. Among its members are the Norwegian Union of Journalists, the Association of ...

from 1924 to 1928. He was decorated Commander of the Order of the Three Stars, Commander of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, Officer of the Order of the White Lion, Knight of the Order of Dannebrog, and received the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary.

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1885 births 1970 deaths People from Drammen Norwegian newspaper editors Commander's Crosses of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Officers of the Order of the White Lion Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary {{norway-writer-stub