Lars Johan Hierta
Swedish critic and businessman
Lars Johan Hierta was a Swedish newspaper publisher, social critic, businessman and politician. He is best known as the founder of the newspaper Aftonbladet in 1830. Hierta was a leading agitator for political and social reform in Sweden during... Wikipedia
Born: January 23, 1801, Uppsala, Sweden
Died: November 20, 1872 (age 71 years), Stockholm, Sweden
Spouse: Vilhelmina Fröding (m. 1833–1872)
Great grandchildren: Hampe Faustman and Tuttan Faustman-Hedberg
Grandchild: Mollie Faustman
Organizations founded: Liljeholmens Stearinfabriks AB and Munksjö
Children: Anna Hierta-Retzius, Edvard Faustman, and Ebba Lind af Hageby