Mikal Peder Olaus Sylten (27 July 1873 – 27 November 1964)[1][2] was a Norwegian writer.
Originally a typographer,[3] from 1916 he published a periodical, Nationalt Tidsskrift. It was staunchly antisemitic and anti-Zionist, and Sylten took up the swastika as a symbol in 1917, three years before Adolf Hitler chose to do so.[4] He also published a pamphlet called Hvem er hvem i jødeverdenen, "Who's Who in the Jewish World", in 1925. In it, Sylten catalogued Jews or presumed Jews in Norway. New editions followed in 1932, 1938 and 1941.[5]
Because of his interest in Jewish affairs, Sylten was used as a consultant for the national socialist authorities during the German occupation of Norway. He also enrolled in Nasjonal Samling, at that time the only legal party, on 1 March 1942. However, he was described as an "outsider" and was never directly active in the party.[4] He had some contact with other anti-Semitic publishers, such as Alf Amble who ran the periodical Vår kamp.[6]
^Brattelid, Kristin (2004). "Mikal Sylten. Et antisemittisk livsprosjekt" (Document). University of Oslo: Institute of Archeology, Conservation and History. (abstract available onlineArchived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine)
