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Waldemar Carlsen (29 February 1880 – 28 August 1966) was a Norwegian novelist, newspaper editor and politician for the Labour and Communist parties.

Biography

He was born in Kristiania, and moved to Solør at a young age.^[1] He was the editor-in-chief of local labour newspaper Solungen from 1910 to 1913,^[2] and then applied for jobs in other newspapers, such as the editorship in Demokraten in June 1913. He did not prevail there,^[3] but edited Fremover from 1913 to 1916 and Glomdalens Arbeiderblad from 1916 to 1925.^[2] Glomdalens Arbeiderblad became affiliated with the Communist Party in 1923. Carlsen remained in the editor chair until he quit his job in 1925 because he did not receive wages anymore. The newspaper was declared bankrupt in 1926 and disappeared in 1927.^[4]^[5]

Political career

He unsuccessfully stood for parliamentary election as the deputy candidate of Fredrik Monsen in the constituency Hamar og Kongsvinger in 1918,^[6] then as a ballot candidate in the Market towns of Hedmark and Oppland counties in 1921 for Labour^[7] and 1924 for the Communists.^[8] He was a member of the executive committee of Kongsvinger city council.^[2] In the 1930s he was a travelling agitator, and founded many trade unions. He was also active in the temperance movement.^[1] He also published several novels, such as Dragsug (1910), Orion (1911) and Jernnæven (1913), and the travelogue Herjetog i syd og nord (1919).^[2]^[9] He spent his last working years as a school janitor in Kongsvinger. He died in 1966.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Dødsfall" [Death]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 31 August 1966. p. 14.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Friis, Jakob; Hegna, Trond, eds. (1933). "Carlsen, Waldemar". Arbeidernes Leksikon (in Norwegian). Vol. 2. Oslo: Arbeidermagasinets Forlag. p. 10.
^ "'Demokraten' som dagblad. Nyt redaktionspersonale ansat" ['The Democrat' as a daily newspaper. New editorial staff hired]. Demokraten (in Norwegian). 17 June 1913. p. 2.
^ Ovlien, Lars (2010). "Glåmdalen". In Flo, Idar (ed.). Norske aviser fra A til Å [Norwegian newspapers from A to Z]. Volume four of Norsk presses historie 1660–2010 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 142. ISBN 978-82-15-01604-7.
^ Lorenz, Einhart (1983). Det er ingen sak å få partiet lite. NKP 1923–1931 [There is no point in getting the party small. NKP 1923–1931] (in Norwegian). Oslo: Pax. pp. 168–169. ISBN 82-530-1255-1.
^ "Norges Offisielle Statistikk. VI. 150. Stortingsvalget 1918" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway.
^ "Norges Offisielle Statistikk. VII. 66. Stortingsvalget 1921" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway.
^ "Norges Offisielle Statistikk. VII. 176. Stortingsvalget 1924" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway.
^ List of publications Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine in BIBSYS

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[obit-1] "Dødsfall" [Death]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 31 August 1966. p. 14.

[arbleks-2] Friis, Jakob; Hegna, Trond, eds. (1933). "Carlsen, Waldemar". Arbeidernes Leksikon (in Norwegian). Vol. 2. Oslo: Arbeidermagasinets Forlag. p. 10.

[3] "'Demokraten' som dagblad. Nyt redaktionspersonale ansat" ['The Democrat' as a daily newspaper. New editorial staff hired]. Demokraten (in Norwegian). 17 June 1913. p. 2.

[4] Ovlien, Lars (2010). "Glåmdalen". In Flo, Idar (ed.). Norske aviser fra A til Å [Norwegian newspapers from A to Z]. Volume four of Norsk presses historie 1660–2010 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 142. ISBN 978-82-15-01604-7.

[5] Lorenz, Einhart (1983). Det er ingen sak å få partiet lite. NKP 1923–1931 [There is no point in getting the party small. NKP 1923–1931] (in Norwegian). Oslo: Pax. pp. 168–169. ISBN 82-530-1255-1.

[6] "Norges Offisielle Statistikk. VI. 150. Stortingsvalget 1918" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway.

[7] "Norges Offisielle Statistikk. VII. 66. Stortingsvalget 1921" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway.

[8] "Norges Offisielle Statistikk. VII. 176. Stortingsvalget 1924" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway.

[9] List of publications Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine in BIBSYS

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+[[File:Waldemar Carlsen portrett.jpg|thumb|Waldemar Carlsen Portrait]]
 '''Waldemar Carlsen''' (29 February 1880 – 28 August 1966) was a Norwegian novelist, newspaper editor and politician for the [[Norwegian Labour Party|Labour]] and [[Communist Party (Norway)|Communist]] parties.
+==Biography==
-He was born in [[Oslo|Kristiania]], and moved to [[Solør]] at a young age.<ref name=obit>{{cite news|title=Dødsfall|date=31 August 1966|work=[[Aftenposten]]|page=14|language=Norwegian}}</ref> He was the editor-in-chief of local labour newspaper ''[[Solungen]]'' from 1910 to 1913,<ref name=arbleks>{{cite encyclopedia|year=1933|volume=2|title=Carlsen, Waldemar|encyclopedia=[[Arbeidernes Leksikon]]|editor=[[Jakob Friis|Friis, Jakob]]; [[Trond Hegna|Hegna, Trond]]|publisher=Arbeidermagasinets Forlag|location=Oslo|language=Norwegian|page=10}}</ref> and then applied for jobs in other newspapers, such as the editorship in ''[[Arbeideren (Hamar)|Demokraten]]'' in June 1913. He did not prevail there,<ref>{{cite news|title='Demokraten' som dagblad. Nyt redaktionspersonale ansat|date=17 June 1913|work=[[Arbeideren (Hamar)|Demokraten]]|page=2|language=Norwegian}}</ref> but edited ''[[Fremover]]'' from 1913 to 1916 and ''[[Glomdalens Arbeiderblad]]'' from 1916 to 1925.<ref name=arbleks/> ''Glomdalens Arbeiderblad'' became affiliated with the [[Communist Party of Norway|Communist Party]] in 1923. Carlsen remained in the editor chair until he quit his job in 1925 because he did not receive wages anymore. The newspaper was declared bankrupt in 1926 and disappeared in 1927.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ovlien|first=Lars|editor=Flo, Idar|title=Norske aviser fra A til Å|series=Volume four of ''[[Norsk presses historie 1660–2010]]''|year=2010|publisher=Universitetsforlaget|location=Oslo|language=Norwegian|isbn=978-82-15-01604-7|page=142|chapter=''Glåmdalen''}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Lorenz|first=Einhart|authorlink=Einhart Lorenz|title=Det er ingen sak å få partiet lite. NKP 1923–1931|year=1983|publisher=Pax|location=Oslo|language=Norwegian|isbn=82-530-1255-1|pages=168–169}}</ref>
+He was born in [[Oslo|Kristiania]], and moved to [[Solør]] at a young age.<ref name=obit>{{cite news |title=Dødsfall |trans-title=Death |date=31 August 1966 |work=[[Aftenposten]] |page=14 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> He was the editor-in-chief of local labour newspaper ''[[Solungen]]'' from 1910 to 1913,<ref name=arbleks>{{cite encyclopedia |year=1933 |volume=2 |title=Carlsen, Waldemar |encyclopedia=[[Arbeidernes Leksikon]] |editor1-last=Friis |editor1-first=Jakob |editor1-link=Jakob Friis |editor2-last=Hegna |editor2-first=Trond |editor2-link=Trond Hegna |publisher=Arbeidermagasinets Forlag |location=Oslo |language=Norwegian |page=10}}</ref> and then applied for jobs in other newspapers, such as the editorship in ''[[Arbeideren (Hamar)|Demokraten]]'' in June 1913. He did not prevail there,<ref>{{cite news |title='Demokraten' som dagblad. Nyt redaktionspersonale ansat |trans-title='The Democrat' as a daily newspaper. New editorial staff hired |date=17 June 1913 |work=[[Arbeideren (Hamar)|Demokraten]] |page=2 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> but edited ''[[Fremover]]'' from 1913 to 1916 and ''[[Glomdalens Arbeiderblad]]'' from 1916 to 1925.<ref name=arbleks/> ''Glomdalens Arbeiderblad'' became affiliated with the [[Communist Party of Norway|Communist Party]] in 1923. Carlsen remained in the editor chair until he quit his job in 1925 because he did not receive wages anymore. The newspaper was declared bankrupt in 1926 and disappeared in 1927.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ovlien |first=Lars |editor-last=Flo |editor-first=Idar |title=Norske aviser fra A til Å |trans-title=Norwegian newspapers from A to Z |series=Volume four of ''[[Norsk presses historie 1660–2010]]'' |year=2010 |publisher=Universitetsforlaget |location=Oslo |language=Norwegian |isbn=978-82-15-01604-7 |page=142 |chapter=''Glåmdalen''}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Lorenz |first=Einhart |author-link=Einhart Lorenz |title=Det er ingen sak å få partiet lite. NKP 1923–1931 |trans-title=There is no point in getting the party small. NKP 1923–1931 |year=1983 |publisher=Pax |location=Oslo |language=Norwegian |isbn=82-530-1255-1 |pages=168–169}}</ref>
+==Political career==
-He unsuccessfully stood for parliamentary election as the deputy candidate of [[Fredrik Monsen]] in the constituency ''Hamar og Kongsvinger'' in [[Norwegian parliamentary election, 1918|1918]],<ref>{{stort18}}</ref> then as a ballot candidate in the [[Market towns of Hedmark and Oppland counties]] in [[Norwegian parliamentary election, 1921|1921]] for Labour<ref>{{stort21}}</ref> and [[Norwegian parliamentary election, 1924|1924]] for the Communists.<ref>{{stort24}}</ref> He was a member of the executive committee of [[Kongsvinger]] city council.<ref name=arbleks/> In the 1930s he was a travelling agitator, and founded many trade unions. He was also active in the [[temperance movement]].<ref name=obit/> He also published several novels, such as ''Dragsug'' (1910), ''Orion'' (1911) and ''Jernnæven'' (1913), and the travelogue ''Herjetog i syd og nord'' (1919).<ref name=arbleks/><ref>[http://ask.bibsys.no/ask/action/result?cmd=&kilde=biblio&fid=forfatter&term=carlsen%2C+waldemar&op=and&fid=bd&term=&bibliografi=&arstall=&sortering=sortdate-&treffPrSide=10 List of publications] in [[BIBSYS]]</ref> He spent his last working years as a school janitor in Kongsvinger. He died in 1966.<ref name=obit/>
+He unsuccessfully stood for parliamentary election as the deputy candidate of [[Fredrik Monsen]] in the constituency {{lang|no|Hamar og Kongsvinger}} in [[1918 Norwegian parliamentary election|1918]],<ref>{{stort18}}</ref> then as a ballot candidate in the [[Market towns of Hedmark and Oppland counties]] in [[1921 Norwegian parliamentary election|1921]] for Labour<ref>{{stort21}}</ref> and [[1924 Norwegian parliamentary election|1924]] for the Communists.<ref>{{stort24}}</ref> He was a member of the executive committee of [[Kongsvinger]] city council.<ref name=arbleks/> In the 1930s he was a travelling agitator, and founded many trade unions. He was also active in the [[temperance movement]].<ref name=obit/> He also published several novels, such as ''Dragsug'' (1910), ''Orion'' (1911) and ''Jernnæven'' (1913), and the travelogue ''Herjetog i syd og nord'' (1919).<ref name=arbleks/><ref>[http://ask.bibsys.no/ask/action/result?cmd=&kilde=biblio&fid=forfatter&term=carlsen%2C+waldemar&op=and&fid=bd&term=&bibliografi=&arstall=&sortering=sortdate-&treffPrSide=10 List of publications] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314052600/http://ask.bibsys.no/ask/action/result?cmd=&kilde=biblio&fid=forfatter&term=carlsen,+waldemar&op=and&fid=bd&term=&bibliografi=&arstall=&sortering=sortdate-&treffPrSide=10 |date=2012-03-14 }} in [[BIBSYS]]</ref> He spent his last working years as a school janitor in Kongsvinger. He died in 1966.<ref name=obit/>
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