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Andreas Nilsen Rygg (15 August 1868 – 21 September 1951) was a Norwegian-American journalist, newspaper editor and author. He is most associated with his 1941 study, Norwegians in New York 1825–1925.

Background

Andreas Nilsen Rygg was born in Stavanger in Rogaland, Norway. He was a brother of Nicolai Rygg, Governor of the Central Bank of Norway. In 1888, the 20-year-old Rygg immigrated to the United States and located in Chicago.

Selected works

• Norwegians in New York 1825–1925 (1941)
• A Survey of American Relief Work For Norway During and After The Second World War (1947)

References

1. Dr. A. N. Rygg (Norwegian-American Historical Association)
2. Knight Hoover. "Norwegians in New York". The Norwegian-American Historical Association (Volume 24: Page 221). Retrieved March 5, 2016.
3. Harry T. Cleven. "Andreas Nilsen Rygg, journalist". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
4. Edgar Hovland. "Nicolai Rygg - jurist, statistiker og økonom". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 2015-08-01.

Further reading

• Lovoll, Odd S. (2010) Norwegian Newspapers in America: Connecting Norway and the New Land (Minnesota Historical Society) ISBN 978-0-87351-772-0
• Gotaas, Thor; Roger Kvarsvik (2010) Ørkenen Sur: den norske uteliggerkolonien i Brooklyn (Oslo: Spartacus) ISBN 978-82-430-0493-1

• 1868 births
• 1951 deaths
• Journalists from New York City
• Writers from Brooklyn
• Writers from Chicago
• American newspaper publishers (people)
• Norwegian emigrants to the United States
• Chicago-Kent College of Law alumni
• Writers from Stavanger
• Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal