John Peter Zenger
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 278 years ago |
| Date of birth | October 26,1697 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Germany |
| Date of died | July 28,1746 |
| Died | New York |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Anna Catharina Zenger |
| Parents | Nicolaus Eberhard Zenger |
| Johanna Zenger | |
| Job | Journalist |
| Books | The trial of Peter Zenger |
| A Brief Narrative of the Case and Tryal of John Peter Zenger: With Related Documents | |
| A brief narrative of the case and trial of John Peter Zenger, printer of the New-York Weekly journal, for a libel | |
| The case and tryal of John Peter Zenger, of New-York, printer, who was lately tryed and acquitted for printing and publishing a libel against the government | |
| The Trial of John Peter Zenger, of New-York, Printer: Who Was Charged with Having Printed and Published a Libel Against the Government; And Acquitted. . . . to Which Is Now Added, . . . the Trial of Mr. William Owen, Bookseller, | |
| The Case and Tryal of John Peter Zenger, of New-York, Printer, who was Lately Tryed and Acquitted for Printing and Publishing a Libel Against the Government: With the Pleadings and Arguments on Both Sides | |
| The Trial of John Peter Zenger: Of New-York, Printer; for a Libel Against the Government, on the Fourth of August, MDCCXXXV. Inscribed to the Honorable T. Erskine | |
| Known for | Zenger trial |
| Notabl work | The New York Weekly Journal |
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| ID | 601551 |
John Peter Zenger Life story
John Peter Zenger 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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