1697 - 1746
John Peter Zenger American Journalist
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| First Name |
John
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| Middle Name |
Peter
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| Last Name |
Zenger
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1696
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| Birthplace |
Impflingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire
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| Died |
1746
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| Place of Death |
New York
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| Buried |
Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Newspaper writer
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| Occupation |
Journalist
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| Year(s) Active |
1720–1746
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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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