Kristenn Einarsson [SEP] date of birth
Kristenn Einarsson
Kristenn Einarsson (born 16 June 1950) is an Icelandic-Norwegian publisher.
He was born in Reykjavík, and graduated in economics in 1974. He became the chief executive of Den norske Bokklubben in 1991, and chief executive of Kunnskapsforlaget in 2007. He retired in 2010, but returned in 2012 as managing director of the Norwegian Publishers' Association. He was the chairman of the board of Kunnskapsforlaget from 2000 to 2007, in the Norwegian Film Fund from 2001 to 2007 and the Norwegian Film Institute from
Norwegian Academy of Literature and Freedom of Expression
The Norwegian Academy of Literature and Freedom of Expression ("Det Norske Akademi for Litteratur og Ytringsfrihet") is a Norwegian institution, founded by the poet Knut Ødegård in 2003, and also called "Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson-Akademiet". Its objective is to promote understanding of cultures other than our own and for literary free speech. The membership includes Norwegian and foreign scholars, authors, politicians and journalists. The organization's 2016 President is Kristenn Einarsson. 
The Bjørnson Prize.