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July 26, 1748 (50 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Scorpio
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John Peter Zenger
John Peter Zenger is a German journalist and printer based in New York. Zenger published the New York Weekly Journal. He was blamed by William Cosby, the royal governor of New York, in 1734, but the jury acquitted Zenger, who had become a symbol of press freedom. In 1733, Zenger began printing the New York Weekly Journal, which voiced criticism of the colonial governor, William Cosby. On November 17, 1734, at Cosby's order, the sheriff arrested Zenger. After the grand jury refused to prosecute him, Attorney General Richard Bradley charged him with defamation in August 1735. The attorneys of Zenger, Andrew Hamilton and William Smith, Sr., founded successful argument that the truth is the justification for defamatory allegations.
BornOctober 26, 1697, Impflingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire
Died(aged), New York
CitizenshipBritish
OccupationNewspaper writer
Years active1720–1746
Known forZenger Trial
Notable workThe New York Weekly Journal

About John Peter Zenger

Journalist John Peter Zenger was born on October 26, 1697 in Germany (He dies at the age of 50, on July 26, 1748).

A German-American journalist who participated in an important 1735 court ruling that established truth as a defense to libel prosecutions.

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John Peter Zenger before becoming famous

John Peter Zenger was born in the Zodiac sign Scorpio (The Scorpion), and 1697 is also the year of Ox (牛) in the Chinese Zodiac.

In 1733, he began publishing The New York Weekly Journal, which he used to challenge Governor William Cosby.

Achievement of John Peter Zenger

In the United States, the"Zenger Trial" created a solid precedent for maintaining journalistic freedom.

John Peter Zenger's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Following his father's death, his son, John, continued to publish his father's journal.

John Peter Zenger Collabed with

Throughout the twentieth century, Politician Bronson Cutting was a politician in the United States who also fought for press freedom.

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John Peter Zenger Income & Net worth

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