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John Peter Zenger

1697 - 1746

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John Peter Zenger (October 26, 1697 – July 28, 1746) 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. In 1733, Zenger began printing The New York Weekly Journal, which voiced opinions critical of the colonial governor, William Cosby. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Peter Zenger is the 696th most popular businessperson (down from 640th in 2019), the 5,663rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,383rd in 2019) and the 59th most popular German Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, John Peter Zenger ranks 696 out of 847. Before him are Lynn Hill, Christy Walton, Leonard Chess, Cindy McCain, Paul Stoddart, and Chris Hughes. After him are Samuel Brannan, Xu Rongmao, Heather Mills, Kaz Hirai, Ian Livingstone, and Wendi Deng Murdoch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1697, John Peter Zenger ranks 20. Before him are Christine Kirch, Joseph François Dupleix, Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand, Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, and Francesco Antonio Vallotti.  Among people deceased in 1746, John Peter Zenger ranks 13. Before him are Nicolas de Largillière, Anna Leopoldovna, Domenico Alberti, Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, and Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, John Peter Zenger ranks 5,666 out of 7,253. Before him are Andrew Sachs (1930), Christoph Schlingensief (1960), Gert Engels (1957), Christine Scheiblich (1954), Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (1966), and Ulla Schmidt (1949). After him are Reinhard Bütikofer (1953), Dominik Moll (1962), Matthias Brandt (1961), Alex Christensen (1967), André Lotterer (1981), and Jürgen Vogel (1968).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Germany

Among businesspeople born in Germany, John Peter Zenger ranks 59. Before him are Hermann Josef Abs (1901), Josef Neckermann (1912), Katerina Tikhonova (1986), Kim Dotcom (1974), Bernard Knubel (1872), and Steve Shirley (1933).

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