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Axel Rudolf Mauritz Wall (19 January 1826 – 20 August 1893) was a Swedish
Axel Rudolf Mauritz Wall (19 January 1826 – 20 August 1893) was a Swedish publisher
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and journalist who founded ''Dagens Nyheter
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'' in 1864.
Biography
Wall was born at Sevalla inVästmanland County
Västmanland County () is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Södermanland County, Södermanland, Örebro County, Örebro, Gävleborg County, Gävleborg, Dalarna County, Dalarna and Uppsala Coun ...
, Sweden.
He was the son of the merchant sailor Erik Gustaf Saxholm and Johanna Fredrika Chagelin. He grew up under modest circumstances, mainly with his mother. After receiving private tuition, he got into contact with Lars Johan Hierta
Lars Johan Hierta (; 22 January 1801 – 20 November 1872) was a Swedish Publishing, newspaper publisher, Social criticism, social critic, businessman and politician. He is best known as the founder of the newspaper ''Aftonbladet'' in 1830. Hier ...
(1801–1872), the founder of ''Aftonbladet
(, lit. "The evening paper") is a Swedish language, Swedish daily tabloid newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the largest daily newspapers in the Nordic countries.
History and profile
The newspaper was founded by Lar ...
'', in whose office he began to work as a boy, continuing his education
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in the meantime. He advanced in Hierta's employ and was eventually given editorial work. In 1846, he took over a printshop
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which he had previously rented for two years, and which now became known as the Wall printshop (''Wallska tryckeriet''). The company succeeded under his leadership and in 1847, he started the Sunday news ''Söndagstidningen'' and the next year a weekly magazine for children and youth ''Veckoskrift för barn och ungdom''. As a consequence, he was recognized as a burgess of the city in 1858.
Some failed dealings caused a bankruptcy
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in 1859 and forced him to embark on a journalistic career to support himself. He began at ''Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning
''Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning'' (GHT) was a daily newspaper published in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 1832 to 1985.
History and profile
''Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning'' was founded in 1832 by publisher Magnus Prytz and had ...
'', and later returned to ''Aftonbladet
(, lit. "The evening paper") is a Swedish language, Swedish daily tabloid newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the largest daily newspapers in the Nordic countries.
History and profile
The newspaper was founded by Lar ...
''. He also started the book series ''Sveriges handelskalender'' and translated political writings.
When Wall established ''Dagens Nyheter
(, ), abbreviated ''DN'', is a daily newspaper in Sweden. It is published in Stockholm and aspires to full national and international coverage, and is widely considered Sweden's newspaper of record
A newspaper of record is a major nationa ...
'' in 1864, there was no other morning paper in Sweden. He remained editor-in-chief
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until 1889. The company was reorganized to become a public limited corporation in 1874, ''Dagens Nyheter AB''. Wall became its first chairman
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and remained so until his death in 1893.Person life
In 1852, he had married Rosalia Löwenström (1830-1897). Rudolf Walls died during 1893 and was buried atNorra begravningsplatsen
Norra begravningsplatsen, literally "The Northern Burial Place" in Swedish, is a major cemetery of the Stockholm urban area, located in Solna Municipality. Inaugurated on 9 June 1827, it is the burial site for a number of Swedish notables.
Th ...
in Stockholm.See also
*Sveriges Handelskalendar
Sveriges Handelskalendar, was a Swedish journal, business directory, which began publication in 1859.
It was published by Albert Bonnier. ''Bonnier added a number of strong titles, such as the Sveriges Handelskalendar, Folkkalendern Svea, the w ...
References
Other sources
* Hasselberg, Gudmar, ''Rudolf Wall. Dagens Nyheters skapare'' (1944) 1826 births 1893 deaths People from Västmanland County Swedish newspaper publishers (people) 19th-century Swedish journalists Swedish male journalists 19th-century Swedish male writers Dagens Nyheter editors {{Sweden-business-bio-stub