Henrik Cavling

Paulus Henrik Cavling (22 March 1858 – 7 August 1933) was a Danish Journalist, news editor and author.

Paulus Henrik Olsen was born on 22 March 1858 in Kongens Lyngby, Copenhagen, Denmark.

He was the editor-in-chief at the Danish newspaper Politiken from 1905 to 1927. During this period the newspaper tripled the distribution from 22,000 to 75,000 daily readers, which made Politiken the largest newspaper in Denmark.

Henrik Cavling was the founder of the Danish Union of Journalists. The award Cavlingprisen, the most prestigious Danish award for investigative journalism is named in his honour.

Cavling died on 7 August 1933 in Hillerød, Denmark)

In 2017 it was revealed that Cavling havde bought a 10-year-old boy from Dansk Vestindien, who were used for distribution of newspapers.