Joseph Pulitzer
Joseph Pulitzer · Arts & Literature
Hungarian-American newspaper publisher; endowed the Pulitzer Prizes for journalism and letters
1847, Makó, Hungary — 1911, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, USA
Hungary · United States
Joseph Pulitzer is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Hungarian-American newspaper publisher; endowed the Pulitzer Prizes for journalism and letters
Joseph Pulitzer, a Hungarian-born immigrant, became a powerful American newspaper publisher (the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New York World) and helped shape modern journalism. His bequest founded the Columbia School of Journalism and, in 1917, the Pulitzer Prizes honoring journalism and letters. His father was of Hungarian-Jewish origin; Pulitzer was of Jewish descent, while his mother was Roman Catholic.
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Hungarian-American newspaper publisher; endowed the Pulitzer Prizes for journalism and letters
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pulitzer
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