John Seymour Chaloner

John Seymour Chaloner
Born
John Seymour Chaloner

(1924-11-05)5 November 1924
Wandsworth, United Kingdom
Died9 February 2007(2007-02-09) (aged 82)
Occupation(s)Writer, journalist

Major John Seymour Chaloner (5 November 1924 – 9 February 2007) was a British journalist, author and military officer who co-founded the German newsweekly Der Spiegel.[1][2][3]

Chaloner has been called the "father of the freedom of press." He died in his sleep on 9 February 2007, aged 82.[4][5]

  1. ^ February 9, 2007, November 5, 1924- (16 February 2007). "John Chaloner". Retrieved 17 May 2019 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Berghahn, Volker R. (20 November 2018). Journalists between Hitler and Adenauer: From Inner Emigration to the Moral Reconstruction of West Germany. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691185071. Retrieved 17 May 2019 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ MacDonogh, Giles (1 October 2018). On Germany. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781787381056. Retrieved 17 May 2019 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "- Ein Stück Zeitgeschichte". Deutschlandfunk. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  5. ^ Bölsche, Jochen (23 February 2007). "Obituary: John Seymour Chaloner (1924-2007)". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 17 May 2019 – via Spiegel Online.