Trygve Ramberg, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Trygve Ramberg

Norwegian newspaper editor

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1932

Date of Death: 31-May-2002

Profession: contributing editor, journalist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Trygve Ramberg

  • Trygve Ramberg (1 March 1932 – 31 May 2002) was a Norwegian newspaper editor. He was born in Lillehammer as a son of Birger Ramberg and Mathilde Fredriksen, and a brother of Knut Ramberg.He finished his secondary education in 1950, and was hired as a journalistic apprentice in Gudbrandsdølen and Lillehammer Tilskuer in the same year.
  • After studies in California he was hired in Aftenposten in 1955.
  • After a short period as PR director of Esso-Raffineriet Norge from 1958 he returned to Aftenposten in 1960.
  • Here he was promoted to news editor in 1970 and editor-in-chief in 1978.
  • He left in 1986 to work nine years as the chief executive officer of Universitetsforlaget.
  • According to his successor Terje Osmundsen, the publishing house had accumulated a 20 million kr deficit.Ramberg also chaired the Norwegian Students' Society in 1958, the Norwegian Press Association from 1971 to 1975 and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1990 to 1998.
  • In the Norwegian Publishers' Association he became a board member in 1987, vice chair in 1989 and chair from 1993 to 1996 before he left the board in 1998.
  • He was also a board member of the Norwegian Union of Journalists from 1964 to 1966, the Association of Norwegian Editors, the International Press Institute and the National Gallery of Norway.
  • He was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St.
  • Olav in 1997.He died in 2002.
  • He was married to Mona Lyche Ramberg, an accomplished translator and daughter of Karl and Ingeborg Lyche, who died in 2005.
  • The couple had two sons.
  • They resided in Bærum.

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