Henrik Groth

Henrik Groth (11 October 1903 - 1983) was a Norwegian publisher.

He was hired in the publishing house J.W. Cappelens Forlag in 1927, and continued to climb the career ladder there.

During the German occupation of Norway he eventually joined the Norwegian resistance movement. As a member of "Hjemmefrontens kulturutvalg", he took part in shaping the Norwegian culture policy to come after the war's end. He was arrested for "illegal activity" in January 1944, and was incarcerated at Grini concentration camp from March 1944 to March 1945.cite encyclopedia |last= |first= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |editor=Dahl, Hans Fredrik |encyclopedia=Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45 |title=Grieg, Harald |url=http://www.norgeslexi.com/krigslex/g/g2.html#grieg-harald |accessdate=2008-07-16 |accessyear= |accessmonth= |edition= |date= |year=1995 |month= |publisher=Cappelen |volume= |location=Oslo |id= |isbn= |doi= |pages= |quote= ]

After the war's end, in 1945, Groth returned to his old post in Cappelen. He became director in 1947, and stepped down in 1973. He was chairman of the Norwegian Booksellers Association from 1950 to 1956, and of the Norwegian Publishers Association from 1950 to 1956. He was also a noted essayist of his own, and received the Freedom of Expression Prize from Fritt Ord in 1977.

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