Gerhard Vilhelm Jynge (1877 – February 21, 1945) was a

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newspaper editor. He became the editor of '' Oplandenes Avis'' in 1908Høeg, Tom Arbo. 1974. ''Norske aviser: Registerbind''. Oslo: Universitetsbibliotekets Hustrykkeri, p. 179. and the sub-editor of ''

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'' in 1911, served as the first editor of '' Haugesunds Dagblad'' from June 8, 1912 to December 1913, became the editor of ''

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in 1914, and was the editor of '' Aalesunds Avis'' from 1917 to 1921. He became an appellate judge pro tem in Bergen in 1921, and a regular judge in 1928. He died on February 21, 1945, when the steamship ''Austri'' was sunk by British aircraft in Bømla Fjord.Olderkjær, Ove A. 2015. Kystruta skoten i senk av sine eigne. ''Bergens Tidende'' (February 20).
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