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Johann Carolus. Johann Carolus (26 March 1575 − 15 August 1634) was a German publisher of the first newspaper, called Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien (Account of all distinguished and commemorable stories). The Relation is recognised by the World Association of Newspapers, [1] as well as many authors, [2] as the world ...
History of newspaper publishing. The modern newspaper is a European invention. [1] The oldest direct handwritten news sheets circulated widely in Venice as early as 1566. These weekly news sheets were full of information on wars and politics in Italy and Europe. The first printed newspapers were published weekly in Germany from 1605.
Some books mention the Avisa as the world's first newspaper. [2] Before 2005 there was a dispute whether the Avisa or the Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien, which was printed in Strassburg by Johann Carolus, was first. It was believed that both started in 1609.
Early forms of news periodicals were the so-called Messrelationen ("trade fair reports") which were compiled twice a year, for the large book fairs in Frankfurt and Leipzig respectively, starting in the 1580s. In 1605, the German Johann Carolus published the world's first newspaper in Straßburg, consisting of brief news bulletins. The world's ...
First issue of the New England Courant, the oldest newspaper in the Americas. The Southern Star / La Estrella del sur was the first newspaper edited in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1807, while the city was under British rule. Date. Newspaper. Language. Place. Country/Region. Notes. 1704.
Flourishing throughout the middle ages and Renaissance, it was conquered by Louis XIV in 1681. After having changed nationality four times between 1870 and 1945, Strasbourg today is a symbol of Franco-German reconciliation and European integration. The following is a detailed history of Strasbourg, France.
Title page of Johann Carolus' Relation from 1609, the first newspaper Josef Danhauser's portrait Newspaper readers, 1840. The first mechanical, movable type printing that allowed the mass production of printed books was invented by Johann Gutenberg around 1450. In the 50 years after Gutenberg started printing, an estimated 500,000 books were in ...
In 1605, Johann Carolus publishes the German Relation aller Fuernemmen und gedenckwuerdigen Historien (Collection of all distinguished and commemorable news), recognized by the World Association of Newspapers as the first newspaper. [19] ~1465 [15] Cologne: Ulrich Zell, [17] Busaus, Gymnici, Mylij, Quentell 1468 [15] Augsburg: Günther Zainer [18]