Georg Brochmann (15 May 1894, Ullensvang – 5 January 1952) was a Norwegian journalist, writer of popular science and playwright, born in Hardanger. He was the most productive writer of popular science in Norway in the

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. Between 1916 and 1916, Brochmann wrote for the socialist newspaper '' Arbeiderbladet''. He was a vice chairman of the Norwegian Authors' Union from 1938 to 1945. He was arrested by the

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and incarcerated at the Grini concentration camp from January to May 1945. From 1947 to his death in 1952, he was

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of '' Sjømann''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brochmann, Georg 1894 births 1952 deaths People from Ullensvang Norwegian male writers Grini concentration camp survivors