Dagfinn Flem (28 July 1906 – 28 May 1976) was a Norwegian politician, newspaper editor, non-fiction writer and translator. He was born in Borgund, and was a brother of Magne Flem. He edited the newspaper Sunnmørsposten from 1946, along with his brother. He was mayor of Ålesund for the Liberal Party from 1958 to 1965. [1] [2]
Borgund is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1837 until 1968 when it was merged into Ålesund Municipality. Borgund originally encompassed the large area north of the Storfjorden and south of the Grytafjorden, from the mainland areas of today's Skodje Municipality in the east to the islands of today's Giske Municipality and the ocean in the west. The city of Ålesund was located in the central part of Borgund, however, was not part of Borgund, and it was governed separately. At its dissolution in 1968, it included the islands of Sula, Humla, Tørla, and Ellingsøya, as well as parts of Oksenøya, Hessa, and Nørvøya, plus many minor islands throughout the area. The main church for the municipality was Borgund Church, located at Borgund.
Magne Flem was a Norwegian journalist and newspaper editor. He was born in Ålesund, and was a brother of Dagfinn Flem. He edited the newspaper Sunnmørsposten from 1946 to 1983, the first period together with his brother. During the German occupation of Norway he was a member of the clandestine intelligence organization XU.
Sunnmørsposten is a newspaper published by Polaris Media in Ålesund, Norway.
Romerike is a traditional district located north-east of Oslo, in what is today south-eastern Norway. It consists of the Akershus municipalities Fet, Lørenskog, Nittedal, Rælingen, Skedsmo, Sørum and Aurskog-Høland in the southern end, and Ullensaker, Gjerdrum, Nannestad, Nes, Eidsvoll and Hurdal in the northern end .
Events in the year 1900 in Norway.
Events in the year 1951 in Norway.
Events in the year 1921 in Norway.
Dagfinn Mannsåker was a Norwegian archivist and historian.
In 1910 Haakon VII serves his sixth year as King of Norway. On 1 February Wollert Konow takes over as Prime Minister after Gunnar Knudsen, who has held this position since 1908.
Events in the year 1933 in Norway.
Christian A. R. Christensen was a Norwegian newspaper editor. He is known for his work in the Norwegian resistance movement, as editor of Verdens Gang and as a historical writer. He also helped shape the Ethical Code of Practice for the Norwegian Press.
Øyvind Anker was a Norwegian librarian.
Knut Erik Tranøy was a Norwegian philosopher.
Dagfinn Hauge was a Norwegian writer and Lutheran Bishop in the Church of Norway. During the German occupation of Norway he served as priest at the Akershus Prison, where prisoners with death sentence spent their last days before execution.
Nils Vogt was a Norwegian journalist and newspaper editor. Born into a family of politicians and civil servants, he became the first chairman of the Norwegian Press Association and the Conservative Press Association. Vogt worked at the conservative newspaper Morgenbladet for 45 years, acting as editor-in-chief from 1894 to 1913. He wrote numerous articles during his lifetime, advocating independence from Sweden and the Riksmål standard of written Norwegian.
Dagfinn Zwilgmeyer was a Norwegian priest and psalmist. He was born in Sauherad in Telemark, a son of politician Ludvig Daae Zwilgmeyer. He published his first psalm collection in 1933, Regnbuen. Later collections are Solsangen, Norrøne og nye salmer and Fager er liten. During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany Zwilgmeyer was appointed as a bishop by Vidkun Quisling, following the protest resignation of the regular bishops of the Church of Norway. He joined the Fascist party Nasjonal Samling, registering weak and futile objections to Quisling's policies. It was reported in 1943 that he resigned from the Nasjonal Samling. He was Mayor of Fana, later acting Bishop in Bjørgvin, and then Bishop in Hamar.
Trygve Dehli Laurantzon was a Norwegian agronomist and newspaper editor.
Dagfinn Dahl was a Norwegian barrister who specialized in insurance law.
Dagfinn Aarskog was a Norwegian physician.
Dagfinn Bakke was a Norwegian painter, illustrator and printmaker.
Dagfinn Tveito was a Norwegian magazine editor.
Dagfinn Gedde-Dahl was a Norwegian physician.
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