Sten Dehlgren

Sten Dehlgren
Sten Dehlgren
Born	26 May 1881; Stockholm, Sweden
Died	21 November 1947 (aged 66); Stockholm
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation	Navy officer; newspaper editor;
Employer	Dagens Nyheter

Sten Dehlgren (26 May 1881 – 21 November 1947) was a Swedish Navy officer and newspaper editor.

He was born in Stockholm to Alfred Teodor Dehlgren and Henrietta Sofia Malmgren. He was appointed editor-in-chief of the newspaper Dagens Nyheter from 1922. He 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 or censorship committees Pressrådet (1939–1941) and Pressnämnden (from 1941).[2]

He died in Stockholm in 1947.[1]

References

"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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[sbl-1] "Sten F Dehlgren". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). 1931. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[2] 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.