Henrik Groth

His father held senior positions in the Den Norske Creditbank and was later managing director of Skogeierbanken A/S.

His first cousins included Henriette Bie Lorentzen, co-founder of Nansen Academy.

During the German occupation of Norway he eventually joined the Norwegian resistance movement.

As a member of Hjemmefrontens kulturutvalg, he took part in shaping the Norwegian culture policy to come after the war's end.

He made a lasting mark ini 1948, founding the book series Cappelens upopulære skrifter.