Klaus Sletten

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Klaus Daae Sletten (5 March 1877 – 4 April 1946) was a Norwegian organizational worker and politician who spent his professional career as an editor of magazines and newspapers. He was known as a supporter of the Nynorsk cause.

Early life

He was born in Høyland as a son of Johannes Ingebrigtsen Sletten (1835–1892) and Dorthea Marthine K. Ruus (1842–1922). He was a brother of Jakob Hveding Sletten. In 1882 the family moved to Lindås. He worked as a journalist in the newspaper Den 17de Mai from 1897.[1]

Career

On 15 October 1899 he was one of the five founders of

Norsk barneblad between 1907 and 1916 and Olsok from 1916 to 1917.[1] He left Den 17de Mai in 1916, and worked in the newspapers Møre Tidend from 1917 to 1920 and Stavanger Aftenblad from 1923 to his retirement in 1943.[2] He was an acting editor-in-chief while Lars Oftedal held political office.[1]

Sletten was also involved in politics; he was a member of Stavanger city council from 1929 to 1940 as well as the school board. He was a secretary in Norges Forsvarsforening from 1913 to 1916.[1]

He died in April 1946 in Stavanger.[1] His son Vegard Sletten became a journalist, and chaired Noregs Ungdomslag as well.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Bore, Thor Bjarne. "Klaus Sletten". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  2. Store norske leksikon
    (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  3. ^ Ottosen, Rune. "Vegard Sletten". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
Cultural offices
Preceded by Chairman of Noregs Ungdomslag
1901–1906 		Succeeded by
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