Alf Harbitz (1 January 1880 – 23 December 1964) was a Norwegian journalist, writer, critic and translator.
He was born in
Flekkefjord
Flekkefjord () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Lister Region, Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the ...
. During his career he worked in newspapers such as ''
Verdens Gang
(), generally known under the abbreviation ''VG'', is a Norway, Norwegian Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper. In 2016, circulation numbers stood at 93,883, declining from a peak circulation of 390,510 in 2002. Nevertheless, ''VG'' is ...
'', ''
Aftenposten
(; ; stylized as in the masthead) is Norway's largest printed newspaper by circulation as well as Norway's newspaper of record. It is based in Oslo. It sold 211,769 daily copies in 2015 (172,029 printed copies according to University of Bergen ...
'', ''
Morgenbladet
is Norway's oldest daily newspaper, covering politics, culture and science, now a weekly news magazine primarily directed at well-educated readers. The magazine is notable for its opinion section featuring contributions exclusively from Norweg ...
'' and ''
Drammens Tidende
is a Norwegian Bokmål language newspaper published in Drammen, Norway.
History and profile
The former dates back to 2 January 1832, when it was known as ''Tiden'', taking the new name in thirteen years later. ''Buskerud Blad'' dates back to 3 ...
''. He also published several novels, plays and works of prose. He was a member of the board of the
Riksmål Society
Riksmålsforbundet (; official translation: "The Riksmaal Society - The Society for the Preservation of Traditional Standard Norwegian") is the main organisation for Riksmål, an unofficial variety of the Norwegian language, based on the official ...
from 1929 to 1938, and chaired the organization from 1936 to 1937.
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1880 births
1964 deaths
Norwegian literary critics
People from Flekkefjord
20th-century Norwegian novelists
20th-century Norwegian dramatists and playwrights
20th-century Norwegian translators
Norwegian male dramatists and playwrights
Norwegian male novelists
20th-century Norwegian journalists
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