Farmand
Encyclopedia
Farmand was a business magazine published in Oslo
, Norway
from 1891 until it was discontinued in 1989.
The founder and first editor was Einar Sundt from 1891 to 1917. Einar Hoffstad
later took over, being editor from 1922 to 1926 and from 1933 to 1935. Trygve J. B. Hoff, one of the founding members of the Mont Pelerin Society
, edited the magazine from 1935 to 1982. During the German occupation of Norway from 1940 until 1945, Hoff was put in jail for his political views. During that time, Farmand was banned by the Nazi occupation powers. Kåre Varvin edited Farmand from 1982 to 1983, then Ole Jacob Hoff from 1983 to the end in 1989.
Farmand was a classical liberalism
and free market
oriented weekly news magazine which was much inspired by The Economist
. Farmand enjoyed such prominent columnists as Milton Friedman
, F.A. Hayek, and Ludvig von Mises as well as many economists, intellectuals, and business leaders from the early Mont Pelerin Society. The contents also included current (and inside-track) reports from East Bloc countries, not the least being the crushing of the Prague Spring
in 1968. There were also literary excerpts, among them those from Constantine Fitzgibbon
's dystopian romance during a communist takeover of England, "When the Kissing Had to Stop" . One of the attractions was a page of quotations with its popular naughty jokes featured in the lower right-hand corner.
The name farmand (or farmann) was from an old Norse
word for a tradesman. It is composed of the words far as in to "travel far and wide" combined with the word man. The old Norwegian king Bjørn Farmann
or "Bjørn the Tradesman" bore this title.
A magazine claiming to be a relaunch began online publishing online in 2005 under the modern Norwegian spelling Farmann.
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
from 1891 until it was discontinued in 1989.
The founder and first editor was Einar Sundt from 1891 to 1917. Einar Hoffstad
Einar Hoffstad
Einar Hoffstad was a Norwegian encyclopedist, newspaper editor, writer and economist. He is most famous for having edited the encyclopedia Merkantilt biografisk leksikon and the business periodical Farmand...
later took over, being editor from 1922 to 1926 and from 1933 to 1935. Trygve J. B. Hoff, one of the founding members of the Mont Pelerin Society
Mont Pelerin Society
The Mont Pelerin Society is an international organization composed of economists , philosophers, historians, intellectuals, business leaders, and others who favour classical liberalism...
, edited the magazine from 1935 to 1982. During the German occupation of Norway from 1940 until 1945, Hoff was put in jail for his political views. During that time, Farmand was banned by the Nazi occupation powers. Kåre Varvin edited Farmand from 1982 to 1983, then Ole Jacob Hoff from 1983 to the end in 1989.
Farmand was a classical liberalism
Classical liberalism
Classical liberalism is the philosophy committed to the ideal of limited government, constitutionalism, rule of law, due process, and liberty of individuals including freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and free markets....
and free market
Free market
A free market is a competitive market where prices are determined by supply and demand. However, the term is also commonly used for markets in which economic intervention and regulation by the state is limited to tax collection, and enforcement of private ownership and contracts...
oriented weekly news magazine which was much inspired by The Economist
The Economist
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
. Farmand enjoyed such prominent columnists as Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman was an American economist, statistician, academic, and author who taught at the University of Chicago for more than three decades...
, F.A. Hayek, and Ludvig von Mises as well as many economists, intellectuals, and business leaders from the early Mont Pelerin Society. The contents also included current (and inside-track) reports from East Bloc countries, not the least being the crushing of the Prague Spring
Prague Spring
The Prague Spring was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during the era of its domination by the Soviet Union after World War II...
in 1968. There were also literary excerpts, among them those from Constantine Fitzgibbon
Constantine Fitzgibbon
Robert Louis Constantine Lee-Dillon Fitzgibbon was a historian and novelist.-Birth, family and marriage:...
's dystopian romance during a communist takeover of England, "When the Kissing Had to Stop" . One of the attractions was a page of quotations with its popular naughty jokes featured in the lower right-hand corner.
The name farmand (or farmann) was from an old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
word for a tradesman. It is composed of the words far as in to "travel far and wide" combined with the word man. The old Norwegian king Bjørn Farmann
Bjørn Farmann
Bjørn Farmann was the king of Vestfold. Bjørn was one of the sons of Harald Fairhair, the first king of Norway...
or "Bjørn the Tradesman" bore this title.
A magazine claiming to be a relaunch began online publishing online in 2005 under the modern Norwegian spelling Farmann.
Links
- Farmand legacy site
- Farmann - the modern revival