Thoralf Pryser | |
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| Born | 10 August 1885 Drammen, Norway |
| Died | 8 July 1970 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | Journalist Newspaper editor |
| Known for | Chairman of the Norwegian Press Association |
| Awards | Order of the Three Stars Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Order of the White Lion Order of the Dannebrog Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary |
Thoralf Pryser (10 August 1885 – 8 July 1970) was a Norwegian journalist and newspaper editor.
Pryser was born in Drammen, a son of Gustav Fredrik Pryser and Caroline Johanne Grimlund. He married Laila Meyer in 1912. His wife died in 1944. In 1951 he married Elisabeth Lie. [1] He died in July 1970. [2]
Drammen is a city in Buskerud, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen is the capital of the county of Buskerud.
Pryser worked as journalist for Verdens Gang from 1910, for Morgenbladet from 1911, and for Aftenposten from 1913. He was chief editor of the newspaper Morgenposten from 1918 to 1946, [1] except for 1943-1945 when Morgenposten had installed a Nazi editor. [3] He chaired the Norwegian Press Association from 1924 to 1928. [1]
Verdens Gang is a former Norwegian newspaper, issued in Oslo from 1868 to 1923.
Morgenbladet is a Norwegian weekly, intellectual newspaper, covering politics, culture and science.
Aftenposten is Norway's largest printed newspaper by circulation. It is based in Oslo. It had a circulation of 211,769 in 2015 and estimated 1.2 million readers. It converted from broadsheet to compact format in March 2005. Aftenposten's online edition is at Aftenposten.no.
He was decorated Commander of the Order of the Three Stars, Commander of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, Officer of the Order of the White Lion, Knight of the Order of Dannebrog, and received the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary. [1]
Order of the Three Stars is the highest civilian order awarded for meritorious service to Latvia. It was established in 1924 in remembrance of the founding of Latvia. Its motto is "Per aspera ad astra", meaning "Through hardships to the stars". The Order has five ranks and three grades of medals of honour.
The Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas is the Lithuanian Presidential Award which was re-instituted to honour the citizens of Lithuania for outstanding performance in civil and public offices. Foreign nationals may also be awarded this Order. The Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas was instituted in 1928. It features the Columns of Gediminas, one of the national symbols of Lithuania.
The Order of the White Lion is the highest order of the Czech Republic. It continues a Czechoslovak order of the same name created in 1922 as an award for foreigners.. It was inspired by the Czech Nobility Cross created in 1814 by the Emperor and King Francis I and awarded to 37 Bohemian noblemen.
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| Preceded by Per Wendelbo | Chairman of the Norwegian Press Association 1924–1928 | Succeeded by Knut Domaas |
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