Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS, commonly referred to as Gyldendal N.F. and in Norway often only as Gyldendal, is one of the largest Norwegian publishing houses. It was founded in 1925 after buying rights to publications from the Danish publishing house

Gyldendal Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag A/S, usually referred to simply as Gyldendal (), is a Danish publishing house. Founded in 1770 by Søren Gyldendal, it is the oldest and largest publishing house in Denmark, offering a wide selection of ...

, which the company also takes it name from.

Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS

Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS was founded in 1925. It was established when a group of Norwegian investors "bought home" the works of " The Four Greats" and

Knut Hamsun Knut Hamsun (4 August 1859 – 19 February 1952) was a Norwegian writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920 Nobel Prize in Literature, 1920. Hamsun's work spans more than 70 years and shows variation with regard to conscio ...

, which had previously been published by the Danish publishing house

Harald Grieg Harald Grieg (3 August 1894 – 6 October 1972) was a Norwegian publishing, publisher. He was director of Gyldendal Norsk Forlag and for many years was a leading figure in the Norwegian book industry. Biography Grieg was born on 3 August 1894, i ...

had a central role in this operation and became the new company's director, and Hamsun, who had been awarded the

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, provided significant capital and became its largest shareholder. The company publishes

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, school books and children books. Gyldendal owns 50% of

Kunnskapsforlaget Kunnskapsforlaget () is a Norwegian publishing company based in Oslo. Kunnskapsforlaget was established in 1975, as a partnership between H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard) and Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. The purpose was to co-operate on publishing ...

, along with

Aschehoug H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), commonly known as Aschehoug,() is one of the largest independent publishing companies in Norway, founded in 1872. Headquartered in Oslo, the publishing house has 480 employees. The Aschehoug group also comprises o ...

, which publishes

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and other reference books, including the ''

Store norske leksikon The ''Great Norwegian Encyclopedia'' (, abbreviated ''SNL'') is a Norwegian-language online encyclopedia. It has several subdivisions, including the Norsk biografisk leksikon. The online encyclopedia is among the most-read Norwegian publishe ...

''. Gyldendal also publishes the literary magazine '' Vinduet''. The company is organised as a division of Gyldendal ASA, a

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which is listed on the

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. Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS consists of the following four divisions: Gyldendal Litteratur, Gyldendal Undervisning, Gyldendal Akademisk and Gyldendal Rettsdata.

Gyldendal ASA

Gyldendal ASA () is a Norwegian holding company active in the publishing sector. The company is operational through Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS, a wholly owned publishing house plus four other principal subsidiaries: Ark Bokhandel AS, a wholly owned book store; Kunnskapsforlaget ANS, a book company that specializes in dictionaries and encyclopedias; Forlagssentralen ANS, 50%-owned company which manages the company's logistics and transport operations, and De norske Bokklubbene AS, a 48.5%-owned book club. ''De norsk Bokklubbene AS''(Store norske leksikon)
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Executive officers

Since 1925, Gyldendal has been led by these people: *1925–1941:

*1942–1944: Tore Hamsun *1945–1970:

*1970–1980: Ingebrikt Jensen *1980–1990: Andreas Skartveit *1990–1995: Nils Kåre Jacobsen *1995–2015: Geir Mork *2016–present: John Tørres Thuv

References

External links

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