Nicolai A. Grevstad
Nicolai A. Grevstad | |
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University of Christiania | |
Occupation(s) | Diplomat, politician, newspaper editor |
Nicolai Andreas Grevstad (June 2, 1851 – February 20, 1940) was an American diplomat, politician and newspaper editor.[1]
Background
Nicolai Andreas Grevstad was born in
Career
Grevstad subsequently emigrated to the United States and soon became editor of Nordvesten, a Norwegian language newspaper published in
In 1886, he returned to Norway at the request of the Liberal Party leader Johan Sverdrup, who served as prime minister after the introduction of the parliamentary system the prior year. Sverdrup served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1884 until 1889. Grevstad subsequently returned to the Minnesota and became an editorial writer for a number of English language newspapers in Minneapolis.
From 1892 to 1911, he was editor of
In 1930, Grevstad, wrote Norwegian-American Hospital, Chicago which provided a concise historic sketch of the north side Chicago hospital which had been founded by Norwegian immigrants. Grevstad later returned to newspaper work and in 1930 again became editor of Skandinaven. Grevstad emphasized the growing importance of Skandinaven in politics by printing many of his editorials in English as well as Norwegian. Under his editorship, the paper reached the height of its circulation and influence in the first decade of the twentieth century. After Grevstad's death, the paper would be edited by Reidar Rye Haugan.[6][7]
Grevstad died at his home in Chicago on February 20, 1940.[8]
References
- ^ Nicolay Grevstad (Orm Øverland. Store norske leksikon)
- ^ Norwegian Emigrants with University Training 1830-1880 (Oystein Ore. Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 19: Page 160)
- ^ Orm Øverland. "Nicolay Grevstad-Journalist, Diplomat". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ^ Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (Bureau of Public Affairs. Bureau of Public Affairs: Office of the Historian)
- ^ Name Change and the Church, 1918-1920 (Carl H. Christlock. Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 27: Page 194)
- ^ Editorial Policy of Skandinaven, 1900-1903 (by Agnes M. Larson. Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume VIII: Page 112)
- ^ Skandinaven and the John Anderson Publishing Company Archived 2008-08-08 at the Wayback Machine (Jean Skogerboe Hansen. Norwegian-American Historical Association Volume 28: Page 35)
- ^ "N. A. Grevstad, Norwegian News Executive, Dies". Chicago Tribune. February 21, 1940. p. 16. Retrieved August 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Additional sources
- Hammer, Simon Christian (1929) Nicolai Andreas Grevstad (Norsk biografisk leksikon. H. Aschehoug & Co. Volume 4)