John Grieg of composer Edvard Grieg. John Grieg was appointed 1st Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1905. He died that same year at 48 years of age. John Grieg John Grieg (18 August 1856 – 21 April 1905) was a Norwegian printer, publisher and bookseller. Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the son of John Grieg (1819-1887) and Jutta Camilla Lous (1825-1901). Grieg attended Bergen Cathedral School and went abroad for further education. He studied bookstores in Copenhagen and printing operations in Gothenburg. In 1877, he returned to Bergen and worked for the printing house of his
Harald Grieg 1964, he was chairman of the Foundation for Swedish-Norwegian Cooperation ("Fondet for svensk-norsk samarbeid"). Grieg was the Commander of the Order of St. Olav (1962), Commander of the Swedish Order of the Polar Star, Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland and of the Danish Order of the Dannebrog. In 1958 he was awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize. Harald Grieg Harald Grieg (3 August 1894 – 6 October 1972) was a Norwegian publisher. He was director of Gyldendal Norsk Forlag and for many years was a leading figure in the Norwegian book industry. Grieg was born