George Philip Doern

George Philip Doern (September 16, 1829 – November 12, 1878) was an American newspaperman known for publishing the German-language newspaper Louisville Anzeiger in Louisville, Kentucky.

Early life George Philip Doern was born on September 16, 1829, in Nauheim, Duchy of Nassau, Germany to G. W. Doern. His father was a soldier who served under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher and the Duke of Wellington. In May 1842, at the age of twelve, Doern immigrated with his family to New York and moved to Louisville, Kentucky. He worked for four years under Henry Brutel, the publisher of the Beobachter am Ohio.

Career Doern worked as a journeyman for one year. On March 1, 1849, he alongside Otto Scheeffer started the Louisville Anzeiger, the first German daily newspaper in Louisville. The publication would attract German immigrants to Louisville. He also published the Louisville Evening News, a precursor to the Louisville Post.

Doern was director of the German Insurance Company, vice president of the German Protestant Orphan Asylum and president of the Louisville Building Association.