John Grieg

John Grieg ( born August 18, 1856 in Bergen, † April 21, 1905 ) was a Norwegian publisher.

Company History

The later published by John Grieg was originally founded in 1721 by Peter Norvig. Thus, it was the oldest publishing house in Norway. 1871 Georg Hermann Grieg bought the company. Under the leadership of his nephew John Grieg, the company became one of the largest and most respected publishers in the country.

Today, the publisher John Grieg belongs to Fagboksforlaget, which the company bought in 2006.

Life

Grieg was the son of the Portuguese Vice Consul John Grieg. His older brother was the shipowner and politician Joachim Grieg.

After graduating from high school at Bergen Cathedral School Grieg completed in Copenhagen and Gothenburg training as a bookseller and printer. In 1877 he returned to Bergen, where he found work in the printing office of his uncle Georg Hermann Grieg. In 1882 he took over the business, which, at that time more than ten employees. Up to Grieg's death, this number increased tenfold under his leadership.

In its publisher Grieg were among other things the newspaper out Bergensposten until it was merged with Bergens Tidende 1893. He was also one of the founders of Gerhard Grans cultural magazine Samtiden, which was initially printed by Grieg. By publishing early works by Vilhelm Krag and Sigbjørn fruit fields that were rejected by other publishers, Grieg also played a role in the establishment of neo-romanticism in Norway.

In 1905 he was awarded the Knight's Cross 1st class of the Order of St. Olav.

Grieg was with Marie Justine Agnethe Jebsen, a daughter of entrepreneur Peter Jebsen, married. His son was the archaeologist Jebsen Sigurd Grieg.