Jacob Dybwad
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Jacob Dybwad | |
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| Born | 20 July 1823 Vækerø in Aker, Norway |
| Died | 4 September 1899 (aged 76) |
| Occupations | Bookseller and publisher |
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| Children | Vilhelm Dybwad |
| Parent(s) | Jacob Erasmus Dybwad Christiane Lange |
| Awards | Order of St. Olav |
Jacob Dybwad (20 July 1823 – 4 September 1899) was a Norwegian bookseller and publisher as well as a pioneer in the publishing trade. Dybwad was one of the founders of the publishing company and bookstore Jacob Dybwad A/S, which was in operation from 1852 until 1987. [1]
He was born at Vækerø in Aker, Norway. He was the son of Jacob Erasmus Dybwad (1792–1854) and Christiane Lange (1795–1885). His father was an attorney and later a merchant. Jacob Dybwad received his examen artium from Møllers Institute in 1844.[2] To further his education, he traveled to Berlin and later in Leipzig and Paris.[3]
Career
His older brother, Christopher Andreas Dybwad (1810–1892) had opened a publishing shop in Christiania (now Oslo) which was acquired by Guldberg & Dzwonkowski in 1848. Dybwad joined the firm and in 1852, when the publisher was sold, Dybwad took over the bookstore. Dybwad's bookstore was located centrally at Stortorvet in Oslo. Dybwad made close contact with the university and in 1858 became commissioner for the writings of the newly established Science Society in Christiania (now the Norwegian Academy of Sciences). From 1870 he became a supplier to the library at University of Christiania (now University of Oslo).[4]
Professional textbooks and religious literature took place among the publications. Dybwad was the publisher of the Norwegian almanac from 1877, and of Nordahl Rolfsen's readers for primary school in the 1890s. He played a central role when the Norwegian Bookstores Association was founded in 1851. He was a member of the board of directors from 1853 until 1896.[5]
