Anton Wilhelm Brøgger (printer)
Anton Wilhelm Brøgger (14 March 1820 – 10 April 1882) was a
book printer.[1]
Personal life
Brøgger was born to Niels Christian Brøgger (1783–1827) and Frideriche Bader (1791–1864) in
Kristiansand, Aust-Agder. His only brother was Christian Fredrik Brøgger (1814–74).[2] In 1848, Brøgger married Oline Marie Bjerring (1826–1905), with whom he had a son, Waldemar Christofer Brøgger (1851–1940).[1][3]
Career
In 1827, Brøgger's family moved to
publishing company Guldberg & Dzwonkowski. In 1842, he finished his apprenticeship and became a factor at the concern run by the Wulfsberg printing and bookselling family.[1]
In 1851, he rented the
The
daily newspaper Christiania-Posten was printed by Brøgger's printing house. In 1860, A. W. Brøggers Bogtrykkeri printed the yearbooks of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. It also published several Norwegian academic and scientific publications and, in 1863, textbooks for Jørgen Wright Cappelen.[1]
Christie left the printing house in 1872. When Brøgger died ten years later, his wife took over the business. After her death in 1905, her son Waldemar Christofer and his wife Thora Brøgger continued to run it. The printing house ceased operations in 1981.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Tveterås, Egil (2000). "Anton Wilhelm Brøgger". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ Bryhni, Inge (2000). "Waldemar Christofer Brøgger". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
