Ernst G. Mortensen, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Ernst G. Mortensen

Norwegian publisher

Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1887

Date of Death: 13-Oct-1966

Profession: publisher

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Ernst Gustav Mortensen (17 September 1887 – 13 October 1966) was a Norwegian publisher.
Born in Kristiania (now Oslo), he established Norway's first correspondence school and his own publishing house.
He started new paths in Norwegian publishing business, and published Leo Tolstoy's collected works in twelve volumes.
Mortensen also founded new magazines and periodicals, some of which were censored by German occupants during the Second World War.