About Adolf Werthner
Lived 1828 – 1906 (aged 77). Adolf Werthner was an Austrian journalist.
Adolf Werthner (18 July 1828 – 26 January 1906) was the founder of the Neue Freie Presse newspaper and president of the Österreichische Journal-Aktiengesellschaft. He was born in Breslau, Prussian Silesia, and died in Vienna, Austria-Hungary.
Werthner entered the administration of Die Presse, which was founded by August Zang during the revolutionary year of 1848. After a dispute with Zang, Werthner left the newspaper's editorial board in 1864. Shortly afterward, Werthner, Max Friedländer, and Michael Etienne founded the Neue Freie Presse on 1 September 1864.
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Who was Adolf Werthner?
German publisher (1828-1906)
When was Adolf Werthner born?
Adolf Werthner was born on 18 July 1828 in Wrocław.
When did Adolf Werthner die?
Adolf Werthner died on 26 January 1906 in Vienna.
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Adolf Werthner was a journalist.
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Adolf Werthner was Austrian.
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