Aschehoug
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H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), commonly known as Aschehoug, () is one of the largest independent publishing companies in Norway, founded in 1872. Headquartered in Oslo, the publishing house has 480 employees. The Aschehoug group also comprises other publishing houses which it owns partially or wholly. The name Aschehoug can be directly translated as "ash hill".
Key facts
- Publisher.name
- Aschehoug
- Publisher.image
- Aschehoug logo 2020.svg
- Publisher.image_size
- 250px
- Publisher.founded
- 1872
- Publisher.founder
- Hieronymus and Halvard Aschehoug
- Publisher.country
- Norway
- Publisher.headquarters
- Oslo
- Publisher.publications
- Books
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Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company
- Founded
- 1872
- Location
- Oslo, Norway
- Also known as
- H. Aschehoug & Co.W. Nygaard
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.458017.f
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard) AS
- Official website
- aschehoug.no
- Image
- Aschehoug oslo.jpg
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- inception
- 1934-12-28
- Commons category
- Aschehoug
- short name
- Aschehoug forlag
- social media followers
- 7819
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H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), commonly known as Aschehoug, () is one of the largest independent publishing companies in Norway, founded in 1872. Headquartered in Oslo, the publishing house has 480 employees. The Aschehoug group also comprises other publishing houses which it owns partially or wholly. The name Aschehoug can be directly translated as "ash hill".
==History== 400px|thumb|Aschehoug's main office at Sehesteds plass, [[Oslo.]] Aschehoug was founded as a bookstore in 1872 on Egertorvet in Oslo by the cousins Hieronymus and Halvard Aschehoug. From the start the firm was involved in publishing in a modest way, its output consisting mainly of school books. In 1888, the company was taken over by William Martin Nygaard (1865–1952) and Thorstein Lambrechts (1856–1933), who kept the name while expanding its operations.