Rasmus Olai Steinsvik (22 September 1863 – 22 June 1913) was a Norwegian writer, magazine editor and newspaper editor. He was born in

Volda Volda is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Volda. Other villages in the municipality include Dravlaus, Fyrde, Straumshamn, Leira, Bjørke, and Gro ...

, and was married to

Marta Steinsvik Marta Steinsvik (23 March 1877 – 27 July 1950) was a Norwegian author and translator. She was a champion of women's rights, a proponent of antisemitism and anti-Catholicism, and promoter of the use of Nynorsk. She was the first female to graduat ...

. He edited the magazine '' Fedraheimen'' from 1889 to 1891, and started the newspaper ''

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'' in 1894, which he edited until his death. Among his literary works were ''Martyra'' from 1892,the story ''I dulsmaal'' from 1896, and ''Holmgang'' from 1909. He died at in

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on 22 June 1913.

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1863 births 1913 deaths People from Volda Nynorsk-language writers Norwegian magazine editors Norwegian newspaper editors {{norway-writer-stub