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Thorstein Lambrechts


Thorstein Aschehoug Lambrechts (6 October 1856 – 11 May 1933) was a Norwegian bookseller.

Lambrechts was born in Krogstad as a son of veterinarian Bernhard Lambrechts and Bolette Aschehoug. In 1891 he married Mischa Dreyer.

After Latin school and commerce school he spent his career in the book store Aschehougs Boghandel from 1880 to 1928. He took over the mother company H. Aschehoug & Co in 1888 together with William Martin Nygaard. He became vice chairman of the Norwegian Booksellers Association in 1891, and chaired the organization from 1903 to 1919.

He was also a member of Kristiania city council, Kristiania Chamber of Commerce and the supervisory council of Oslo Sparebank and Nationaltheatret. He died in May 1933.

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