Anton Wilhelm Brøgger (14 March 1820 – 10 April 1882) was a Norwegian book printer.

Personal life

Brøgger was born to Niels Christian Brøgger (1783–1827) and Frideriche Bader (1791–1864) in

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. His only brother was Christian Fredrik Brøgger (1814–74). In 1848, Brøgger married Oline Marie Bjerring (1826–1905), with whom he had a son, Waldemar Christofer Brøgger (1851–1940).

Career

In 1827, Brøgger's family moved to Christiania. His father died the same year. At the age of 16, Brøgger became an

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at the

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Guldberg & Dzwonkowski. In 1842, he finished his apprenticeship and became a

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at the concern run by the Wulfsberg

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and

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family. In 1851, he rented the

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of Guldberg & Dzwonkowski and started his own printing house, A. W. Brøggers Bogtrykkeri. The following year, Brøgger started a partnership with typographer Johan Arnoldus von Westen Sylow Koren Christie (1821–92). From 1851 to 1866, A. W. Brøggers Bogtrykkeri published the

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''Illustreret Nyhetsblad''. Among its contributors were

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, Andreas Munch,

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and Ole Vig. The

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'' Christiania-Posten'' was printed by Brøgger's printing house. In 1860, A. W. Brøggers Bogtrykkeri printed the yearbooks of the

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. It also published several Norwegian academic and scientific publications and, in 1863, textbooks for

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. Christie left the printing house in 1872. When Brøgger died ten years later, his wife took over the business. After her death in 1905, her son Waldemar Christofer and his wife Thora Brøgger continued to run it. The printing house ceased operations in 1981.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brogger, Anton Wilhelm 1820 births Norwegian book publishers (people) 1882 deaths Norwegian printers