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William Nygaard was born on 16 March, 1943 in Oslo, Norway, is a Norwegian publisher. Discover William Nygaard's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?

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Occupation Chief publisher (CEO) of Aschehoug publishing house
Age 80 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 16 March, 1943
Birthday 16 March
Birthplace Oslo, Norway
Nationality Norway

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William Nygaard Net Worth

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1943

William Nygaard (born 16 March 1943) is the retired head of the Norwegian publishing company Aschehoug.

He was also chairman of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.

He has two children.

1974

From 1974 to 2010, he was the chief publisher of Aschehoug, Norway's second largest publishing house, which is owned by the Nygaard family.

When he took this job he followed the footsteps of his father Mads Wiel Nygaard and grandfather William Martin Nygaard who was leading the company in earlier years, and the tradition continues since he left the job to his son, Mads Nygaard.

1987

William Nygaard was chairman of the Norwegian Publishers Association from 1987 to 1990.

1989

On 12 April 1989, Aschehoug and William Nygaard were responsible for publishing the Norwegian edition of Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses.

This was two months after Ayatollah Khomeini issued the following fatwa against Salman Rushdie and his publishers:

Owing to the fatwa, direct threats were made against William Nygaard and translator Kari Risvik, and in the resulting controversy, Nygaard was given police protection for a period.

1993

On the morning of 11 October 1993, Nygaard was shot three times outside his home in Dagaliveien in Oslo.

Most people — including Nygaard — link the incident to the fatwa.

After several months of hospitalization, mostly at Sunnaas Hospital, Nygaard slowly recovered.

2010

From 2010 to 2014, he was employed as a director of NRK (the state owned TV of Norway).

In 2010 he was elected chairman of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.

2018

In early October 2018, almost a quarter century after the attempted assassination, charges were made against the alleged perpetrators.

Their names and nationalities were not publicized at the time.

In November 2021 the two were identified as the Lebanese man Khaled Moussawi and an unnamed former Iranian diplomat.

Both before and after the attack, William Nygaard has been an outspoken defender of free speech, and is a board member of the Norwegian division of International PEN.

He is a member of the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature.

He has been a member of the board of Norway's National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.