Joseph Pulitzer

Hungarian-American newspaper publisher and politician (1847-1911)

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Lived 1847–1911, aged 64United States

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1847–1911
Aged 64

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Updated 2026-05-29

Built the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and New York World into powerhouses that shaped American journalism. Hungarian immigrant who pivoted from politics to publishing and became the press mogul people actually read about.

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Joseph Pulitzer was a Hungarian-American politician and a newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New York World. He became a leading national figure in the U.S. Democratic Party and served one term representing New York's 9th congressional district.

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