Mikal Peder Olaus Sylten (27 July 1873 – 27 November 1964)[1][2] was a Norwegian writer.
Originally a typographer,[3] from 1916 he published a periodical, Nationalt Tidsskrift. It was staunchly antisemitic and anti-Zionist, and Sylten took up the swastika as a symbol in 1917, three years before Adolf Hitler chose to do so.[4] He also published a pamphlet called Hvem er hvem i jødeverdenen, "Who's Who in the Jewish World", in 1925. In it, Sylten catalogued Jews or presumed Jews in Norway. New editions followed in 1932, 1938 and 1941.[5]
Because of his interest in Jewish affairs, Sylten was used as a consultant for the national socialist authorities during the German occupation of Norway. He also enrolled in Nasjonal Samling, at that time the only legal party, on 1 March 1942. However, he was described as an "outsider" and was never directly active in the party.[4] He had some contact with other anti-Semitic publishers, such as Alf Amble who ran the periodical Vår kamp.[6]
As part of the legal purge in Norway after World War II, Sylten was sentenced to fifteen months of forced labour. In addition, his periodical was stopped. He emigrated to Malmö, Sweden, in 1964,[5] and died the same year.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Norwegian genealogical records". Digitalarkivet - Arkivverket.
- ^ "Malmö Bouppteckningsregister, page 67" (PDF).
- ^ Brattelid, Kristin (2004). "Mikal Sylten. Et antisemittisk livsprosjekt" (Document). University of Oslo: Institute of Archeology, Conservation and History. (abstract available online Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ a b Sørensen, Øystein (1989). Fra Hitler til Quisling. Oslo: J.W. Cappelens Forlag. pp. 93–94. ISBN 82-02-11992-8.
- ^ a b Dahl, Hans Fredrik, ed. (1995). "Sylten, Mikal". Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45. Oslo: Cappelen. Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- ^ Emberland, Terje. "Norrønamannen Alf Maria Amble" (PDF). Fortid (2/2005): 8–14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ Sweden Death Index 1901-2013
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