Rudolf Wall

Axel Rudolf Mauritz Wall (19 January 1826 – 20 August 1893) was a Swedish

in 1864. [1]

Biography

Wall was born at Sevalla in Västmanland County, 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

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. ^[2]

Some failed dealings caused a bankruptcy in 1859 and forced him to embark on a journalistic career to support himself. He began at Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning, and later returned to Aftonbladet. He also started the book series Sveriges handelskalender and translated political writings. When Wall established

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 at Norra begravningsplatsen in Stockholm.

See also

• Sveriges Handelskalendar

References

1. ^ "Wall, Karl Johan August". Nordisk familjebok. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
2. ^ "Lars Johan Hierta". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

Other sources

• Hasselberg, Gudmar, Rudolf Wall. Dagens Nyheters skapare (1944)

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