Naturen Explained

Frequency:Monthly
Category:Popular science magazine
Country:Norway
Based:Bergen
Language:Norwegian
Issn:0028-0887
Oclc:1607905

Naturen (English: Nature) is a Norwegian popular science magazine, which has been published since 1877 in Bergen, Norway. It is the earliest still running popular science magazine of the country.

History and profile

Naturen was started by the geologist Hans Reusch in Bergen in 1877.[1] It was subtitled Et illustreret Maanedsskrift for popular Naturvidenskab (An Illustrated Monthly for Popular Natural Sciences).[1] It is connected to the University of Bergen. It has a popular science approach to the natural sciences, including medicine.[2]

Naturen was edited by its founder, Hans Reusch, for the first four years.[1] Among its former editors are Jens Holmboe (1906–1925),[3] Torbjørn Gaarder (1925–1946)[4] and Knut Fægri (1947–1977),[5] and Per Magnus Jørgensen (1991–1997).[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Thomas F. Glick. Elinor Shaffer. The Literary and Cultural Reception of Charles Darwin in Europe. 22 May 2014. A&C Black. 978-1-78093-712-0. 183.
  2. Web site: Universitetsforlaget . 23 October 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081029175838/http://www.universitetsforlaget.no/tidsskrift/vaare/realfag/. 29 October 2008 . dead .
  3. Encyclopedia: 2007. Holmboe, Jens. Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. Encyclopedia: 2007. Gaarder, Torbjørn. Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget.
  5. Encyclopedia: 2007. Fægri, Knut. Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget.
  6. Web site: Per Magnus Jørgensen . University of Bergen . 4 June 2020 . 26 December 2020.