Tor Bonnier (1883-1976)
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{{Short description|Swedish publisher (1883–1976)}}
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{{Infobox person/Wikidata | fetchwikidata=ALL
| occupation = Publisher
| known_for = Leadership at [[Albert Bonniers Förlag]]
| birth_place = [[Stockholm]], Sweden
| death_place = Stockholm, Sweden
}}
'''Tor Bonnier''' (3 January 1883 – 17 February 1976) was a Swedish publisher and businessman associated with the publishing house [[Albert Bonniers Förlag]].{{cite encyclopedia |title=Tor Bonnier |encyclopedia=[[Nationalencyklopedin]] |url=https://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/l%C3%A5ng/tor-bonnier |language=sv |access-date=6 March 2026}} He became a partner in the firm in 1913 and later served as chairman of its board from 1941 to 1953.
Bonnier published several writers of the Swedish "tiotalisterna" generation, including [[Sigfrid Siwertz]], [[Hjalmar Bergman]], [[Marika Stiernstedt]], [[Sven Lidman]], [[Ludvig Nordström]] and [[Elin Wägner]].
He also played a role in the wider Swedish press and media world. A scholarly history of Swedish newspapers notes his involvement in discussions surrounding the future ownership of ''[[Göteborgs-Posten]]'' in 1926, illustrating his prominence in Swedish media beyond book publishing.{{cite book |last1=Gustafsson |first1=Karl Erik |last2=Rydén |first2=Per |title=A History of the Press in Sweden |publisher=Nordicom |location=Gothenburg |year=2010 |page=190 |url=https://www.mediehistoria.se/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/A-history-of-the-Press-in-Sweden.pdf |access-date=6 March 2026}}
Obituaries and retrospective coverage in major Swedish newspapers described Bonnier as one of the central figures in 20th-century Swedish publishing.{{cite news |title=Tor Bonnier död |work=[[Dagens Nyheter]] |date=18 February 1976 |page=1 |language=sv}}{{cite news |title=Bokförläggaren Tor Bonnier död |work=[[Svenska Dagbladet]] |date=18 February 1976 |page=1 |language=sv}}
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{{Infobox person/Wikidata | fetchwikidata=ALL
| occupation = Publisher
| known_for = Leadership at [[Albert Bonniers Förlag]]
| birth_place = [[Stockholm]], Sweden
| death_place = Stockholm, Sweden
}}
'''Tor Bonnier''' (3 January 1883 – 17 February 1976) was a Swedish publisher and businessman associated with the publishing house [[Albert Bonniers Förlag]].{{cite encyclopedia |title=Tor Bonnier |encyclopedia=[[Nationalencyklopedin]] |url=https://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/l%C3%A5ng/tor-bonnier |language=sv |access-date=6 March 2026}} He became a partner in the firm in 1913 and later served as chairman of its board from 1941 to 1953.
Bonnier published several writers of the Swedish "tiotalisterna" generation, including [[Sigfrid Siwertz]], [[Hjalmar Bergman]], [[Marika Stiernstedt]], [[Sven Lidman]], [[Ludvig Nordström]] and [[Elin Wägner]].
He also played a role in the wider Swedish press and media world. A scholarly history of Swedish newspapers notes his involvement in discussions surrounding the future ownership of ''[[Göteborgs-Posten]]'' in 1926, illustrating his prominence in Swedish media beyond book publishing.{{cite book |last1=Gustafsson |first1=Karl Erik |last2=Rydén |first2=Per |title=A History of the Press in Sweden |publisher=Nordicom |location=Gothenburg |year=2010 |page=190 |url=https://www.mediehistoria.se/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/A-history-of-the-Press-in-Sweden.pdf |access-date=6 March 2026}}
Obituaries and retrospective coverage in major Swedish newspapers described Bonnier as one of the central figures in 20th-century Swedish publishing.{{cite news |title=Tor Bonnier död |work=[[Dagens Nyheter]] |date=18 February 1976 |page=1 |language=sv}}{{cite news |title=Bokförläggaren Tor Bonnier död |work=[[Svenska Dagbladet]] |date=18 February 1976 |page=1 |language=sv}}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{commonscat|Tor Bonnier}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bonnier, Tor}}
[[Category:1883 births]]
[[Category:1976 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Stockholm]]
[[Category:Swedish publishers (people)]]
[[Category:Swedish businesspeople]]
[[Category:Bonnier family]]
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