Samuel Conrad Schwach
Samuel Conrad Schwach | |
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Born | c. 1731 Stettin, Prussia |
Died | 1781 (aged approx. 50) Christiania, Norway |
Known for | Founding the first Norwegian newspaper |
Spouse |
Jessina Maria Jensdatter Ørbeck
(m. 1758; died 1771) |
Samuel Conrad Schwach (c. 1731–1781) was a Norwegian newspaper publisher. He founded the first Norwegian newspaper, Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler, which published its first issue on 25 May 1763.[1][2][3] He is the grandfather of Norwegian jurist and author Conrad Nicolai Schwach .[1][4]
Early life
[edit]Samuel Conrad Schwach was born circa 1731 in Stettin, Prussia, present-day Poland. He graduated in 1747–1750 in Copenhagen as a printer and later moved to Norway in 1751 to work with printer Jens Andersen Berg in Christiania, present-day Oslo.[1]
Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler
[edit]Schwach founded the newspaper Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler, publishing its first issue on 25 May 1763.[1][2] During the early years of Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler, Schwach only published advertisements and entertainment in the newspaper.[1] In the 1770s, Schwach started to criticize the government in Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler.[1] In protest of demands made by the amtmann to censor Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler, Schwach would make two pages empty in his next issue, which would land him a fine.[1] He remained the editor of the newspaper until he died in 1781.[1][2] After his death, his stepson, Jens Ørbek Berg, became the publisher of Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler.[1] Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler went defunct in 1920 after being acquired by Verdens Gang.[2][3]
Personal life and death
[edit]Schwach married Jessina Maria Jensdatter Ørbeck, widow of Jens Andersen Berg, in 1758. Schwach had two children with Jessina, priest Immanuel Schwach in 1760,[4] and Johannes in 1762.[5][6] Schwach is the grandfather of Norwegian jurist and author Conrad Nicolai Schwach , the son of Immanuel Schwach.[4] He died in 1781 in Christiania, Norway.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kalleklev, Katrine (18 June 2024). "Samuel Conrad Schwach". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d Dahl, Hans Fredrik; Høyer, Svennik (18 June 2024). "Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Christianias første avis". Oslohistorie (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Moi, Morten (20 September 2024). "Conrad Nicolai Schwach". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Samuel Conrad Schwach - Ministerialbok for Oslo Domkirke / Vår Frelsers menighet prestegjeld 1743-1786". Digitalarkivet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Samuel Conrad Schwach - Ministerialbok for Oslo Domkirke / Vår Frelsers menighet prestegjeld 1743-1786". Digitalarkivet (in Norwegian).