Sten Dehlgren (26 May 1881 – 21 November 1947) was a Swedish Navy officer and newspaper editor.
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| Born | 26 May 1881 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 21 November 1947 (aged 66) Stockholm |
| Nationality | Swedish |
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| Employer | Dagens Nyheter |
He was born in Stockholm to Alfred Teodor Dehlgren and Henrietta Sofia Malmgren. In 1922, he was appointed editor-in-chief of the newspaper Dagens Nyheter. He also served as chairman of the board of the news agency Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå for several years.[1]
During the Second World War, he chaired the disciplinary and censorship committees Pressrådet (1939–1941) and Pressnämnden (from 1941).[2]
He died in Stockholm in 1947.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sten F Dehlgren". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). 1931. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ Adielsson, Ingrid (2007). "Det ofria ordet. Censur och tryckfrihet 1766-1810 och 1920-1945" (PDF). uu.diva-portal.org (in Swedish). Uppsala universitet. pp. 55–56. ISSN 1650-4267. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
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