About Gerhard Jynge
Lived 1877 – 1945 (aged 67). Gerhard Jynge was a Norwegian editor, journalist, politician and judge.
Gerhard Vilhelm Jynge (1877 – February 21, 1945) was a Norwegian newspaper editor.
He became the editor of Oplandenes Avis in 1908 and the sub-editor of Verdens Gang in 1911, served as the first editor of Haugesunds Dagblad from June 8, 1912 to December 1913, He became an appellate judge pro tem in Bergen in 1921, and a regular judge in 1928. He died on February 21, 1945, when the steamship Austri was sunk by British aircraft in Bømla Fjord.
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Who was Gerhard Jynge?
Norwegian newspaper editor (1877-1945)
When was Gerhard Jynge born?
Gerhard Jynge was born on 3 December 1877 in Hamar Municipality.
When did Gerhard Jynge die?
Gerhard Jynge died on 21 February 1945.
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Gerhard Jynge was an editor, journalist, politician and judge.
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Gerhard Jynge was Norwegian.
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