Lars Johan Hierta
(1801-1872)
Newspaper publisher, social critic, businessman and politician
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Lars Johan Hierta (22 January 1801 – 20 November 1872) was a Swedish newspaper publisher, social critic, businessman and politician. He is best known as the founder of the newspaper Aftonbladet in 1830. Hierta was a leading agitator for political and social reform in Sweden during the 19th century. He is sometimes credited as the "father of the free press" in Sweden.
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22 January 1801 Uppsala, Sweden
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| Died |
20 November 1872 (aged 71)
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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