Lars Johan Hierta
Newspaper publisher
Died when: 71 years 303 days (861 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Lars Johan Hierta (Swedish: [lɑːʂˈjûːan ˈjæ̂ʈːa]; 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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