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Olav Hougen
Norwegian politician and newspaper editor
Olav Hougen (2 September 1890 – 7 September 1943), born Olav Haugen, was a Norwegian newspaper editor, politician for the Liberal Party and songwriter.
Born in Trysil, Hougen originally trained and worked as a teacher. He became a journalist for Porsgrunns Dagblad in 1917, and then editor for Norig in 1921. He moved to Steinkjer in 1926, where he became editor for Inntrøndelagen.
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