Jacob R. Kuhnle

Jacob Reimers Kuhnle (29 July 1907 – 28 March 1996) was a Norwegian newspaper editor.

He finished secondary school in 1926, and was hired as a sports journalist in Bergens Aftenblad in 1928. From 1938 to 1942 he was subeditor. From 1945 to 1962 he was a subeditor in Morgenavisen, from 1962 to 1966 he was editor-in-chief jointly with Erling Lauhn and from 1966 to 1974 he was the sole editor-in-chief of Morgenavisen. He also held causeries in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation radio.[1] He was awarded the Narvesen Prize in 1961.[2]

He was a board member of the Norwegian Press Association from 1946 to 1955, and also of Den Nationale Scene and the Bergen International Festival.[3] He died in March 1996.[4] He was the father of political scientist Stein Kuhnle.[5]

References
  1. Jerdal, Ludv. (19 April 1996). "Jacob R. Kuhnle (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 11.
  2. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Narvesenprisen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  3. "Jacob R. Kuhnle 85 år 29. juli" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 10 July 1992.
  4. Rødland, Kjartan (30 March 1996). "Pennens oldermann". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 53.
  5. "Milepæl for Mr. Velferdsstat". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 21 November 2007. p. 5.
Awards
Preceded by
P. Chr. Andersen and
Henning Sinding-Larsen		 Recipient of the Narvesen Prize
1961		 Succeeded by
Odd Hagen and
Gidske Anderson



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