Lars Holst
Born(1848-11-22)22 November 1848
Bergen
Died31 May 1915(1915-05-31) (aged 66)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Journalist
Newspaper editor
Politician
Known forEditor-in-chief of Dagbladet
Chairman of the Liberal Party of Norway
SpouseFernanda Thomesen

Lars Kristian Holst (22 November 1848 – 31 May 1915) was a Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor and politician.[1]

Biography

Holst was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the son of shipmaster Søren Dalholt Holst (1811–84) and Catharina Krohn (1814–1903). He graduated from the University of Christiania (now University of Oslo) and earned his law degree in 1871. In 1872, he moved to Bergen and worked for Bergens Tidende from 1874. In 1883, he was made Chief editor of Dagbladet. He was editor-in-chief of Dagbladet from 1883 to 1898 and Chairman of the Liberal Party of Norway from 1900 to 1903.[2] In 1884 he was a co-founder of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights.[3]

Personal life

He was a nephew of Henrik Krohn. Through his sister Christine Margrethe, he was a brother-in-law of Nils Wichstrøm.[4] [5] He was married to journalist Fernanda Thomesen from 1882 to 1895. Lars Holst died in 1915 and was buried in the churchyard of Old Aker Church in Oslo.[6]

References

  1. ^ Mjeldheim, Leiv. "Lars Holst". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  2. ^ Mardal, Magnus A. (2007). "Lars Kristian Holst". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Indbydelse til at indtræde i Norsk Kvindesags-Forening stiftet den 28de Juni 1884," Bergens Tidende, 18 November 1884
  4. ^ "Henrik Krohn". Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  5. ^ Berg, Thoralf. "Nils Wichstrøm". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  6. ^ Myrstad, Anne Marit (19 February 2016). "Fernanda Nissen". Women Film Pioneers Project at Columbia University. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
Media offices Preceded bySamuel Frederik Bætzmann Chief editor of Dagbladet 1883–1898 Succeeded byHarald Kristoffersen Party political offices Preceded byViggo Ullmann Chairman of the Liberal Party 1900–1903 Succeeded byCarl Berner
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