Andreas Nilsen Rygg was born in
Stavanger in
Rogaland,
Norway. He was a brother of
Nicolai Rygg,
Governor of the
Central Bank of Norway. In 1888, the 20-year-old Rygg immigrated to the United States and located in
Chicago.{{cite web|url=https://nbl.snl.no/Andreas_Nilsen_Rygg|title=Andreas Nilsen Rygg, journalist|publisher=Norsk biografisk leksikon ==Selected works ==