Samuel Conrad Schwach
Samuel Conrad Schwach | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1731 |
| Died | 1781 (aged approx. 50) Christiania, Norway |
| Known for | Founding the first Norwegian newspaper |
| Spouse |
Jessina Maria Jensdatter Ørbeck
(m. 1758; died 1771) |
| Family | Conrad Nicolai Schwach (grandson) |
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 Szczecin, 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 on 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 as the editor of the newspaper until his death in 1781.[1][2] After his death in 1781, his stepson, Jens Ørbek Berg, took the role as 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 (1724–1771), widow of Jens Andersen Berg, in 1758. Schwach had two children with Jessina, priest Immanuel Schwach (1760–1833)[4] and Johannes in 1762.[5][6] Schwach is the grandfather of Norwegian jurist and author Conrad Nicolai Schwach, whom is 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).