Andreas Nilsen Rygg
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.[1][2]
Background
[edit]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.[3][4]
Selected works
[edit]- Norwegians in New York 1825–1925 (1941)
- A Survey of American Relief Work For Norway During and After The Second World War (1947)
References
[edit]- ^ Dr. A. N. Rygg (Norwegian-American Historical Association)
- ^ Knight Hoover. "Norwegians in New York". The Norwegian-American Historical Association (Volume 24: Page 221). Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ^ Harry T. Cleven. "Andreas Nilsen Rygg, journalist". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
- ^ Edgar Hovland. "Nicolai Rygg - jurist, statistiker og økonom". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
Further reading
[edit]- Lovoll, Odd S. (2010) Norwegian Newspapers in America: Connecting Norway and the New Land (Minnesota Historical Society) ISBN 978-0-87351-772-0
- Gotaas, Thor; Roger Kvarsvik (2010) Ørkenen Sur: den norske uteliggerkolonien i Brooklyn (Oslo: Spartacus) ISBN 978-82-430-0493-1
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