| Samuel Conrad Schwach | |
| Birth Place: | Stettin, Prussia |
| Death Date: | 1781 (aged) |
| Death Place: | Christiania, Norway |
| Known For: | Founding the first Norwegian newspaper |
Samuel Conrad Schwach (–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 .[1] [4]
Samuel Conrad Schwach was born circa 1731 in Stettin, Prussia, present-day Poland. He graduated in 1747–1750 in Copenhagen as a printer and later moved to Norway in 1751 to work with printer Jens Andersen Berg in Christiania, present-day Oslo.[1]
See main article: Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler. Schwach founded the newspaper Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler, publishing its first issue on 25 May 1763.[1] [2] During the early years of Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler, Schwach only published advertisements and entertainment in the newspaper.[1] In the 1770s, Schwach started to criticize the government in Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler.[1] In protest of demands made by the amtmann to censor Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler, Schwach would make two pages empty in his next issue, which would land him a fine.[1] He remained the editor of the newspaper until he died in 1781.[1] [2] After his death, his stepson, Jens Ørbek Berg, became the publisher of Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler.[1] Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler went defunct in 1920 after being acquired by Verdens Gang.[2] [3]
Schwach married Jessina Maria Jensdatter Ørbeck, widow of Jens Andersen Berg, in 1758. Schwach had two children with Jessina, priest Immanuel Schwach in 1760,[4] and Johannes in 1762.[5] [6] Schwach is the grandfather of Norwegian jurist and author, the son of Immanuel Schwach.[4] He died in 1781 in Christiania, Norway.[1]