Olaf Bergenn
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| Intro | Trade unionist | |
| Places | Norway | |
| was | Politician Activist Trade unionist | |
| Work field | Activism Politics | |
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| Birth | 1 August 1853, Sauherad, Norway | |
| Death | 1896 (aged 42 years) | |
| Star sign | Leo |
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Biography
Olaf Bergenn (1 August 1853 – 1896) was a Norwegian trade unionist.
He was born in Saude. He worked as a typesetter in Kristiania from 1883. From 1886 he chaired the trade union Den Typografiske Forening, Norway's first lasting trade union. He was also its manager from 1888 to 1892, and edited the magazine for Nordic typographers, Nordisk Trykkeritidende, until his death in 1896.