John Peter Zenger
✓ Source-basedrisingGerman printer and journalist in New York City
Fame53.3
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Peak1940s
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John Peter Zenger (October 26, 1697 - July 28, 1746) was a German printer and journalist in New York City. Zenger printed The New York Weekly Journal. He was accused of libel in 1734 by William Cosby, the royal governor of New York, but the jury acquitted Zenger, who became a symbol for freedom of the press.
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About this person
Country
United KingdomCategory
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1697 to 1746 · aged 48
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17 languages
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