Lars Johan Hierta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lars Johan Hierta

Newspaper publisher, social critic, businessman and politician

Date of Birth: 22-Jan-1801

Place of Birth: Uppsala Cathedral Assembly, Uppsala County, Sweden

Date of Death: 20-Nov-1872

Profession: writer, politician, wholesale, journalist, opinion journalist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Lars Johan Hierta (Swedish: [l????ju?an ?jæ??a]; 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.