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[[Image:Naked Truth.jpg|thumb|''The Naked Truth'', unveiled in 1914, was a gift to the city of St. Louis by the German-American Alliance in honor of [[Carl Schurz]], Emil Preetorius and Carl Daenzer, editors of the ''Westliche Post''.]] |
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'''Emil Preetorius''' (15 March 1827 [[Alzey]] - 19 November 1905) was the “[[Nestor (mythology)|Nestor]]” of the [[German American]] press in the second half of the 19th century. |
'''Emil Preetorius''' (15 March 1827 [[Alzey]] - 19 November 1905) was the “[[Nestor (mythology)|Nestor]]” of the [[German American]] press in the second half of the 19th century. |
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Emil Preetorius (15 March 1827 Alzey - 19 November 1905) was the “Nestor” of the German American press in the second half of the 19th century.
He attended gymnasiums at Mainz and Darmstadt, and then the Universities of Giessen and Heidelberg. He graduated from Heidelberg as Doctor of Laws in 1848. He began the practice of law with considerable success, but in consequence of having participated in the revolutionary movements of 1848, he was obligated to leave Germany in 1850.
Dr. Preetorius arrived in St. Louis in 1854, and engaged for awhile in mercantile pursuits. When the Civil War broke out, he devoted his time and means to organizing German regiments and sending them to the field. In 1862, he was elected to the Missouri state legislature on the radical emancipation ticket, and positioned himself as an “immediate emancipationist.” In 1864, he resumed business pursuits, became editor of the Westliche Post, and took an active part in the presidential campaign. In 1872 he identified himself with the Liberal Republicans. Preetorius was a crisp, clear writer, and a logical and convincing speaker. His lectures on aesthetics, philosophy and history attracted much attention, not only among Germans, but among speakers of English as well. His direction placed the Westliche Post in the front rank of American journalism.
References
- J. Thomas Scharf, History of St. Louis etc. (2 vols.), Philadelphia: Louis H. Everts & Co., 1883, v. I, p. 942.
- "article name needed". Dictionary of American Biography. Vol. VIII, Part 1. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1963. p. 185.
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