About Andreas Nilsen Rygg
Lived 1868 – 1951 (aged 83). Andreas Nilsen Rygg was a Norwegian and American publisher, journalist and historian.
Andreas Nilsen Rygg (15 August 1868 – 21 September 1951) was a Norwegian-American journalist, newspaper editor and author. He is most associated with his 1941 study, Norwegians in New York 1825–1925.
Background Andreas Nilsen Rygg was born in Stavanger in Rogaland, Norway. He was a brother of Nicolai Rygg, Governor of the Central Bank of Norway. In 1888, the 20-year-old Rygg immigrated to the United States and located in Chicago.
Selected works Norwegians in New York 1825–1925 (1941) A Survey of American Relief Work For Norway During and After The Second World War (1947)
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Who was Andreas Nilsen Rygg?
Norwegian-American writer
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Andreas Nilsen Rygg was born on 15 August 1868 in Randaberg Municipality, Stavanger.
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Andreas Nilsen Rygg died on 21 September 1951 in Norwegian Lutheran Deaconess Hospital.
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Andreas Nilsen Rygg was a publisher, journalist and historian.
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Andreas Nilsen Rygg was Norwegian and American.
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