Sten Dehlgren Explained

Sten Dehlgren
Birth Date:26 May 1881
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Death Place:Stockholm
Nationality:Swedish
Employer:Dagens Nyheter

Sten Dehlgren (26 May 1881 – 21 November 1947) was a Swedish Navy officer and newspaper editor.

He was born in Stockholm to Alfred Teodor Dehlgren and Henrietta Sofia Malmgren. In 1922, he was appointed editor-in-chief of the newspaper Dagens Nyheter. He also served as chairman of the board of the news agency Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå for several years.[1]

During the Second World War, he chaired the disciplinary and censorship committees (1939–1941) and (from 1941).[2]

He passed away in Stockholm in 1947.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Sten F Dehlgren. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon . 1931. Swedish. 10 September 2018 .
  2. Web site: Det ofria ordet. Censur och tryckfrihet 1766-1810 och 1920-1945. Ingrid . Adielsson. 55–56. Uppsala universitet. 2007. 1650-4267. uu.diva-portal.org. Swedish. 9 September 2018 .