Statsborgeren

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Statsborgeren

Norwegian magazine (1831–1837)


Statsborgeren (Norwegian: The Citizen) was a political magazine which was published in Oslo in the period 1831–1937. It was one of the opposition publications.

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History and profile

Statsborgeren was founded by Peder Soelvold[1] in 1831.[2] The editor of the paper was also Peder Soelvold between 1831 and 1835.[3] The magazine criticized the government, ruling bureaucracy and fought for the rights of farmers.[1][4] Due to tensions with the government Peder Soelvold had to resign from the post, and Henrik Wergeland replaced him as the editor of Statsborgeren.[1][5] Wergeland edited the magazine until 1937 when it folded.[1]


References

  1. Øyvind Andresen (5 January 2021). "Fædrelandsvennens første redaktør". Argument (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. Øivind Larsen; Magne Nylenna (2017). "Frederik Holst som redaktør". Michael (in Norwegian). 14 (4): 327. hdl:10852/64685.
  3. Theodore Jorgenson (April 1960). "Book review". Journal of English and Germanic Philology. 59 (2): 329. JSTOR 27707475.



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