John Peter Zenger

German-American printer, publisher, editor and journalist

1697 CE to 1746 CE

John Peter Zenger (October 26, 1697 – July 28, 1746) was a German-American printer, publisher, editor and journalist in New York City.

He is a defendant in a landmark legal case in American jurisprudence, which determines that truth is a defense against charges of libel and "laid the foundation for American press freedom."

(Horton, Scott (2011-02-28) The Obstinate Dr. Heicklen.

Harper's Magazine.

Heicklen, a printer, sometimes printed books and essays about freedom and liberty during the Revolutionary War.)

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