Anthon Bang ( Copenhagen, 9 December 1809 – Christiania (now Oslo), 31 July 1870) was a Danish- Norwegian writer and publisher.
He was born in Copenhagen ( Denmark), and grew up in Trondheim in central Norway. He was the grandson of Carsten Gerhard Bang, manager of the Røros Copper Works. [1]
He was educated as a military officer, but ended his military career in 1844 due to illness. From then on he lived as a publicist, wrote books and edited several magazines and newspapers. From 1860 to 1866 he published the weekly magazine Lørdags-Aftenblad for Arbeidsklassen in Christiania, and established the newspaper Dagbladet in 1869. [1] [2]
Anthon Bang ( Copenhagen, 9 December 1809 – Christiania (now Oslo), 31 July 1870) was a Danish- Norwegian writer and publisher.
He was born in Copenhagen ( Denmark), and grew up in Trondheim in central Norway. He was the grandson of Carsten Gerhard Bang, manager of the Røros Copper Works. [1]
He was educated as a military officer, but ended his military career in 1844 due to illness. From then on he lived as a publicist, wrote books and edited several magazines and newspapers. From 1860 to 1866 he published the weekly magazine Lørdags-Aftenblad for Arbeidsklassen in Christiania, and established the newspaper Dagbladet in 1869. [1] [2]