Samuel Conrad Schwach | |
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Born | c. 1731 Stettin, Prussia |
Died | 1781 (aged approx. 50) Christiania, Norway |
Known for | Founding the first Norwegian newspaper |
Spouse |
Jessina Maria Jensdatter Ørbeck
(m. 1758; died 1771) |
Samuel Conrad Schwach (c. 1731–1781) was a Norwegian newspaper publisher. He founded the first Norwegian newspaper, Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler, which published its first issue on 25 May 1763.[1][2][3] He is the grandfather of Norwegian jurist and author Conrad Nicolai Schwach .[1][4]