Niels Wulfsberg

Niels Wulf Berg ( born August 29, 1775 in Tønsberg, Vestfold, † June 25, 1852 in Drammen, Buskerud ) was a Norwegian pastor, editor and newspaper editor.

Life

His parents were Jacob Wulf Berg (1751-1826) and his wife Inger Seeberg Hellwig ( 1752-97 ). He was raised by his uncle in Åmot, and has the examen artium in 1796 filed. He then studied theology in Copenhagen. In November 1801, he was appointed as the third priest of the Oslo Cathedral. In 1802 he opened a publishing house in Oslo. In the fall of 1807, he published 43 issues of the periodical " Efterretninger above Opmuntringer angaaende de nærværende Krigsbegivenheder " - a forerunner of the newspaper tides. This first appeared on 28 January 1808 its tendency was monarchist and secessionist.

In order to encourage debates about the constitution negotiations Eidsvoll, he gave the " Journal for Rigsforfatning, Lovgivning above Politie " out. Wulf Berg had a bad reputation as an editor: he was considered corrupt and subservient. In 1815, Wulf Berg founded with Christian Doderlein a new sweden friendly newspaper, " The norske Rigstidende ". After his return from Stockholm, he published the newspaper Morgenbladet - she was the first daily newspaper in Norway. In 1823, Wulf Berg was sick and wanted to recover in Drammen. There he published the newspaper Tides again. It is published under the name still Drammen Tidende. Wulf Berg died in the city on 25 June 1852.