Hvem er hvem?

Hvem er hvem? (English: Who is Who?) is a Norwegian book series, presenting facts about notable persons from Norway. The first edition was issued in 1912, and the 14th edition came in 1994.^[1] In the 2008 edition, edited by Knut Olav Åmås, one thousand persons were selected for presentation. About one third of the articles are longer, signed biographies, while the rest have a shorter, more encyclopedic format.^[2]

Edition history

• 1912 (First edition, edited by Chr. Brinchmann, Anders Daae and K.V. Hammer).^[3] 3,500 biographies.
• 1930 (2nd edition, edited by Hjalmar Steenstrup).^[4] 3,250 biographies, of which 1,750 are new.
• 1934 (3rd edition, edited by Hjalmar Steenstrup)
• 1938 (4th edition, edited by Hjalmar Steenstrup)
• 1948 (5th edition, edited by Harald Gram and Bjørn Steenstrup).^[5]
• 1950 (6th edition, edited by Harald Gram and Bjørn Steenstrup)
• 1955 (7th edition, edited by Harald Gram and Bjørn Steenstrup)
• 1959 (8th edition, edited by Harald Gram and Bjørn Steenstrup)
• 1964 (9th edition, edited by Bjørn Steenstrup)
• 1968 (10th edition, edited by Bjørn Steenstrup)
• 1973 (11th edition, edited by Bjørn Steenstrup).^[6] 3,840 biographies, of which 520 are new.
• (12th edition)
• (13th edition)
• 1994 (14th edition)

The 1st, 2nd, 5th and 11th editions are available online.

See also

• Who's Who

References

1. "Hvem er hvem?". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
2. Åmås, Knut Olav, ed. (2008). Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 7–9.
3. Brinchmann, Chr; Daae, Anders; Hammer, K.V., eds. (1912). Hvem er Hvem? Haandbog over samtidige norske mænd og kvinder (in Norwegian) (1 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
4. Steenstrup, Hj., ed. (1930). Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (2 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
5. Gram, Harald; Steenstrup, Bjørn, eds. (1948). Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (5 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
6. Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (11 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. ISBN 82-03-04887-0. Retrieved 28 April 2014.