Adolf Werthner (18 July 1828 – 26 January 1906) was the founder of the ''
Neue Freie Presse'' newspaper and president of the
Österreichische Journal-Aktiengesellschaft. He was born in
Breslau,
Prussian Silesia
The Province of Silesia (german: Provinz Schlesien; pl, Prowincja Śląska; szl, Prowincyjŏ Ślōnskŏ) was a province of Prussia from 1815 to 1919. The Silesia region was part of the Prussian realm since 1740 and established as an official p ...
, and died in
Vienna,
Austria-Hungary.
Werthner entered the administration of ''
Die Presse'', which was founded by
August Zang during the
revolutionary year of 1848. After a dispute with Zang, Werthner left the newspaper's editorial board in 1864. Shortly afterward, Werthner,
Max Friedländer, and
Michael Etienne founded the ''Neue Freie Presse'' on 1 September 1864.
1828 births
1906 deaths
German publishers (people)
19th-century newspaper publishers (people)
Businesspeople from Wrocław
People from the Province of Silesia
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