Samtiden
Encyclopedia
Samtiden is a Norwegian
political and literary magazine. It was founded by Jørgen Brunchorst
and Gerhard Gran
in 1890. The magazine's first publisher was John Griegs forlag (Bergen
), and from 1900 Aschehoug
(Oslo
). Gran was the magazine's editor from 1892 to 1925. Cathrine Sandnes has been editor-in-chief from 2006. Samtiden is a member of the Eurozine
network.
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
political and literary magazine. It was founded by Jørgen Brunchorst
Jørgen Brunchorst
Jørgen Brunchorst was a Norwegian natural scientist, politician and diplomat. Brunchorst was born in Bergen, the son of ship builder and –captain Christian Ege Brunchorst and his wife Emma Wesenberg . He specialised in botany at university, and after finishing his Ph.D. in Germany, he became...
and Gerhard Gran
Gerhard Gran
Gerhard von der Lippe Gran was a Norwegian literary historian, professor, magazine editor, essayist and biographer.-Personal life:...
in 1890. The magazine's first publisher was John Griegs forlag (Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
), and from 1900 Aschehoug
Aschehoug
H. Aschehoug & Co , commonly known as Aschehoug, is one of the largest independent publishing companies in Norway. -History:...
(Oslo
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...
). Gran was the magazine's editor from 1892 to 1925. Cathrine Sandnes has been editor-in-chief from 2006. Samtiden is a member of the Eurozine
Eurozine
Eurozine is a network of European cultural magazines based in Vienna, linking up more than 70 partner magazines and institutions from 34 European countries...
network.