''Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler'' is a former Norwegian newspaper issued in

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from 1763 to 1920. It was the first newspaper in Norway, and its first issue came out on 25 May 1763. The founder and first publisher of ''Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler'' was

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Samuel Conrad Schwach Samuel Conrad Schwach (–1781) was a Norwegian newspaper publisher. He founded the first Norwegian newspaper, ''Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler'', which published its first issue on 25 May 1763. He is the grandfather of Norwegian jurist and author . ...

, who edited the newspaper until he died in 1781. In the beginning, the publication was a weekly magazine. Its content was mainly advertisements and entertaining articles. The newspaper was called ''Christiania Intelligenssedler'' from 1807 to 1893. Beginning in 1814, it started covering political events by publishing articles from various contributors. Starting in 1830, it became a daily publication. The publication was bought by the

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''Christiania Opfostringshus'' in 1815. This institution was given special privileges by the government in 1816 related to printing official notices. Announcements regarding the city of Christiania were not paid for, but other notices became an important source of income over the years. Among the editors of the newspaper were teacher Anton Schjøth from 1834 to 1857, educator and writer

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from 1861 to 1878, and literary historian Hartvig Lassen from 1880 to 1883. The privileges on official notices ended in 1882, when the official ''Norsk Kundgjørelsestidende'' took over these tasks, and ''Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler'' started focusing more on its role as a newspaper. From 1890 to 1918, it was published and edited by jurist

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. During his period, it was an independent political newspaper which supported the

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and played a significant role in the political debate. In 1920, the newspaper was acquired by ''

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''.

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* {{Authority control Publications established in 1763 1763 establishments in Norway Publications disestablished in 1920 Defunct newspapers published in Norway Newspapers published in Oslo 1920 disestablishments in Norway Norwegian-language newspapers