Harald Grieg 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 in Bergen, Norway. He was the son of Peter Lexau Grieg (1864–1924) og Helga Vollan (1869–1946). His brother Nordahl Grieg was a writer and an active member of the Norwegian Armed Forces in exile during the Second World War. After graduation of artium at the Bergen Cathedral School in 1912, he traveled to Kristiania (now Oslo) to continue his studies. He became
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