Gyldendal Norsk Forlag
Traded as | OSE: GYL |
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Founded | 1925 |
Country of origin | Norway |
Headquarters location | Oslo |
Key people | Arne Magnus |
Publication types | Books, magazines |
Official website | www.gyldendal.no |
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.[1] It was founded in 1925 after buying rights to publications from the Danish publishing house Gyldendal, 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, which had previously been published by the Danish publishing house Gyldendal. Harald Grieg had a central role in this operation and became the new company's director, and Knut Hamsun provided significant capital and became its largest shareholder.
The company publishes both fiction, non-fiction, school books and children books. Gyldendal owns 50% of Kunnskapsforlaget, along with Aschehoug, which publishes encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference books, including Store norske leksikon.[2] Gyldendal also publishes the literary magazine Vinduet. The company is organised as a division of , a holding company which is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.[3]
Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS consists of the following four divisions: Gyldendal Litteratur, Gyldendal Undervisning, Gyldendal Akademisk and Gyldendal Rettsdata.
Gyldendal ASA[]
Gyldendal ASA (OSE: GYL) is a Norway-based holding company active within the publishing sector. The Company is operational through Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS, a wholly owned publishing house plus four other principal subsidiaries: , a wholly owned book store;[4] , a 50%-owned book company that specializes in dictionaries and encyclopedias;[5] , 50%-owned company which manages the Company's logistics and transport operations,[6] and , a 48.5%-owned book club. [7]
Executive officers[]
Since 1925, Gyldendal has been led by these people:
- 1925-1941: Harald Grieg
- 1942–1944: Tore Hamsun
- 1945–1970: Harald Grieg
- 1970-1980: Ingebrikt Jensen
- 1980-1990: Andreas Skartveit
- 1990-1995: Nils Kåre Jacobsen
- 1995–2015: Geir Mork
- 2016 - Present:
References[]
- ^ Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS (Store norske leksikon)
- ^ Kunnskapsforlaget ASA (Store norske leksikon)
- ^ Gyldendal ASA (Store norske leksikon)
- ^ Ark Bokhandel AS (Store norske leksikon)
- ^ Kunnskapsforlaget ANS(Store norske leksikon)
- ^ Forlagssentralen ANS(Store norske leksikon)
- ^ De norsk Bokklubbene AS(Store norske leksikon)
External links[]
- Publishing companies established in 1925
- 1925 establishments in Norway
- Publishing companies of Norway
- Companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange
- Norwegian company stubs
- Publishing company stubs