Andreas Haavoll, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian journalist
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Place of Birth: Ørsta, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
About Andreas Haavoll
- Andreas Haavoll (25 September 1869 – 6 March 1958) was a Norwegian schoolteacher, banker, publisher, newspaper editor and magazine editor. Haavoll was born in Ørsta.
- He was a teacher by education, and worked as schoolteacher and banker for about twenty years.
- He was assigned with various newspapers, and founded the newspaper Nordmør in 1903.
- He was a co-founder of Det Norske Teatret in 1912, and edited the newspaper Den 17de Mai from 1913 to 1917.
- He published the children's magazine Norsk Barneblad from 1912, and edited the magazine from 1916 to 1954.
- Haavoll was honorary member of the organizations Norsk Bladmannalag, Det Norske Samlaget and Noregs Mållag.
- He was awarded the Melsom Prize in 1939.
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