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Revision as of 20:03, 19 September 2007
Tron Øgrim | |
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| Born | Tron Øgrim May 27, 1947 |
| Died | May 23, 2007 Oslo |
| Other names | Eirik Austey |
| Occupation(s) | journalist, author |
| Notable credit(s) | Co-founder of Workers' Communist Party, outspoken and respected Norwegian radical cultural figure |
| Spouse | Jorunn Gulbrandsen (marriage lasted from 1969 to 1998) |
| Children | three daughters, among whom is journalist and Red politician Liv Gulbrandsen |
| Relatives | The two rappers of Gatas Parlament are his nephews |
| Family | father Otto Øgrim, mother Marit Odlaug Eggen |
Tron Øgrim (IPA: [tɾun øgɾim]; June 27, 1947–May 23, 2007) was a Norwegian journalist, author and politician. He was active in Socialist Youth Union (later Red Youth) from 1965 to 1973, and a central[1] figure in the Workers' Communist Party from 1973 to 1984. In addition to being a politician, Øgrim was an author of political works and several science fiction novels (under the pseudonym Eirik Austey). He was notable for communicating in a non-standard eastern Oslo dialect, even where he would be expected to use standardized Bokmål.[2]
Politics and journalism
Øgrim was one of the most influential persons in Norway's Marxist-Leninist movement in the sixties and seventies.[1] He was one of the founders of the Workers' Communist Party, a party which strongly advocated the Chinese branch of communism. Tron was also central in the founding of the newspaper Klassekampen and in the publishing house Oktober.
Becoming a journalist after leaving politics in the eighties, Øgrim had a technology column in the Norwegian edition of PC World.[1] He was known for his distinct writing style, where he rejected standardized Norwegian and wrote just like he talked, in a working class dialect. He also wrote science fiction novels under the pseudonym Eirik Austey.
Tron Øgrim was an early proponent of the Internet in Norway, frequently traveling around the country giving lectures. In 1995, he argued for the Norwegian parliament to establish an Internet presence, claiming that "without politicians online, there is no such thing as a democratic IT policy!" Øgrim was also a supporter of the open source movement. In his book KVIKKSØLV!, Tron described Linux as "applied communism". Tron was a mainstay contributor of the internet newsgroup Leftist Trainspotters where he made thousands of posts, many relating to the political developments in Nepal.
Norwegian Wikipedia work
Photo: Holly Hui
Tron Øgrim became a Wikipedian in December 2005, when libelous statements about a colleague appeared in a Norwegian (bokmål) Wikipedia article. Øgrim continued as a Wikipedia editor after the issue was resolved, writing about constructed languages through most of 2006. In the fall of 2006, his focus changed to Nepal generally and the history of communism in Nepal specifically[3] Øgrim was known in the Norwegian wikicommunity for writing very long articles about somewhat obscure topics. He also cared much about smaller wikis and their progress. He was routinely posting messages about milestones at the Norwegian Village Pump, as well as participating on the Wikimedia News announcements page.
Tron Øgrim was extremely important for the Norwegian wiki movement, and he was often interviewed by the press about Wikipedia. He gave a lecture about Wikipedia when Wikipedia's founder Jimbo Wales visited Norway in May 2006. When journalists challenged him about the sometimes erroneous information that the encyclopedia presents, Øgrim responded that by itself that wasn't a problem – on the contrary it may be viewed as an advantage: "Wikipedia asks everybody to do checkup of their own information and not accept anything on face value. If you ask me, it is a democratic problem that so little awareness of source criticism exists today in the Norwegian school system."
The Norwegian community, in recognition of Øgrim's work, decided to commemorate Tron by displaying a half-masted flag in front of the WP logo for a day. This was reported on by several Norwegian newspapers.[4]
Death
Øgrim was found dead by one of his three daughters on 23 May 2007. Stroke was the probable cause of death.[5]
Bibliography
- Marxismen – vitenskap eller åpenbaringsreligion? (1979)
- Den vestlige maoismens sammenbrudd og krisa i AKP (m-l) (1982)
- Tyskeren mot Stretermish (1985), as Eirik Austey
- Grisen før jul. Harde tider på vei i det rike Vest-Europa (1985)
- På sporet etter det ukjente dyret (1990), as Eirik Austey
- Fallet (1990), as Eirik Austey
- Blått glass (1991), as Eirik Austey
- Akersgata og det blodige barnet (1993)
- Hilsen til en generasjon av kvikksølv! Løgnaktige spådommer om datarevolusjonen, verden, Norge og deg (1997)
- Tron Øgrim treffer 10 sportsgærninger (1998)
- Hilsen til en generasjon av kvikksølv! : åssen IT forandrer verden og livet (2000)
References
- ^ a b c "Tron Øgrim er død" Template:No icon by Toralv Østvang, fagredaktør, PC World Norge, 24.05.2007, accessed June 2, 2007.
- ^ "Talemål som maktspråk/Pyntar seg med ord" Template:No icon by Noralv Pedersen, Under Dusken, Issue 2, 1998.
- ^ Nepals kommunistiske parti (maoistisk) Template:No icon is an example of Tron Øgrim's articles about Nepal.
- ^ Kudos til nettvennen Øgrim Template:No icon by Jan Omdahl, Dagbladet.no Fredag 25.05.2007, 15:55, accessed June 2, 2007.
- ^ "Tron Øgrim er død" Template:No icon by Torstein Brattset Drabløs, Dagbladet.no Torsdag 24.05.2007, 10:32, accessed June 2, 2007.
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