J.W. Cappelens Forlag

J.W. Cappelens Forlag

J.W. Cappelens Forlag, usually referred to as Cappelen, was one of the oldest publishing houses of Norway. It was founded in 1829 by Jørgen Wright Cappelen, of the distinguished Cappelen family.

In 2007 it merged with N.W. Damm & Søn, another old Norwegian publishing house, to become Cappelen Damm. Its last CEO was Sindre Guldvog.

External links

* [http://cappelendamm.no/ Cappelen Damm]


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