Gerhard Jynge Explained

Gerhard Vilhelm Jynge (1877 – February 21, 1945) was a Norwegian newspaper editor.

He became the editor of Oplandenes Avis in 1908^[1] and the sub-editor of Verdens Gang in 1911, served as the first editor of Haugesunds Dagblad from June 8, 1912 to December 1913,^[1] became the editor of Dagsposten in Trondheim in 1914,^[1] and was the editor of Aalesunds Avis from 1917 to 1921.^{[1] [2]} He became an appellate judge pro tem in Bergen in 1921, and a regular judge in 1928. He died on February 21, 1945, when the steamship Austri was sunk by British aircraft in Bømla Fjord.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Høeg, Tom Arbo. 1974. Norske aviser: Registerbind. Oslo: Universitetsbibliotekets Hustrykkeri, p. 179.
2. Diesen, Emil. 1921. Norske aviser og tidsskrifter med fortegnelse over norske pressefolk 1920. Kristiania, p. 19.
3. https://digitaltmuseum.no/011085442900/det-gamle-skatollet DigitaltMuseum: Det gamle skatollet.
4. http://www.bt.no/nyheter/innenriks/Kystruta-skoten-i-senk-av-sine-eigne-297961b.html Olderkjær, Ove A. 2015. Kystruta skoten i senk av sine eigne. Bergens Tidende (February 20).