Tycho Kielland

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Tycho Kielland, 1967

Tycho Kielland (25 March 1854 – 3 May 1904) was a Norwegian jurist and journalist.

He was born in

Kitty became a painter while Alexander became a highly successful novelist. His sister Dagmar married Olaf Skavlan
.

Tycho Kielland enrolled in law studies in 1874, and graduated as

Norsk Telegrambureau (NTB), the leading news agency in Norway.[1]

In December 1884 he married Anne Marie Vilhelmine Schlytter[1] (1862-1924) daughter of Johan Christian Schlytter and Sophie Magdalene Manthey.[3] In 1887 the couple had their only child; a son named Fritz[1] who did not lead a distinguished life.

Tycho Kielland committed suicide in 1904.[1] His widow Anne took over as director of NTB, and ran the bureau until 1918 when the media companies took over in a joint ownership.[3]

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