About Henrik Cavling
Lived 1858 – 1933 (aged 75). Henrik Cavling was a Danish autobiographer and journalist.
Paulus Henrik Cavling ( Paulus Henrik Olsen, 22 March 1858 – 7 August 1933) was a Danish Journalist, news editor and author.
Biography Paulus Henrik Olsen was born on 22 March 1858 in Kongens Lyngby, Copenhagen, Denmark.
He was the editor-in-chief at the Danish newspaper Politiken from 1905 to 1927. During this period the newspaper tripled the distribution from 22,000 to 75,000 daily readers, which made Politiken the largest newspaper in Denmark.
Henrik Cavling was the founder of the Danish Union of Journalists. The award Cavlingprisen, the most prestigious Danish award for investigative journalism is named in his honour.
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Who was Henrik Cavling?
Danish journalist, editor and author (1858-1933)
When was Henrik Cavling born?
Henrik Cavling was born on 22 March 1858 in Kongens Lyngby.
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Henrik Cavling died on 7 August 1933.
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Henrik Cavling was an autobiographer and journalist.
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Henrik Cavling was Danish.
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