John Walter I

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John Walter I was an 18th-century British newspaper publisher best known as the founder of The Times of London.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf businessperson
human
newspaper publisher
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1738-01-01
dateOfDeath 1812-11-17
employer The Daily Universal Register
The Times
endTime as publisher of The Times: 1803
familyName Walter
fieldOfWork journalism
newspaper publishing
founded The Daily Universal Register
The Times
givenName John
hasParticularReligion Christianity
knownFor founding The Times of London
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableEvent The Daily Universal Register
surface form: founded The Daily Universal Register in 1785

The Times
surface form: renamed The Daily Universal Register to The Times in 1788
notableWork The Daily Universal Register
The Times
occupation businessperson
newspaper publisher
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath Teddington NERFINISHED
replacedBy John Walter II
residence London, England
surface form: London

Teddington NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
startTime as publisher of The Times: 1785
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

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The Times foundedBy John Walter I