The ''Allgemeine Zeitung'' was the leading political daily journal in

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in the first part of the 19th century. It has been widely recognised as the first world-class German journal and a symbol of the German press abroad. The ''Allgemeine Zeitung'' ( ‘general newspaper’) was founded in 1798 by

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. The works of Schiller and

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were published on its pages. After 1803, the journal was published in

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. From 1807 to 1882, it was published in

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was a major contributor to the journal. From 1831 he wrote reports on music and painting and became the newspaper's Parisian correspondent. He wrote articles on the French way of life but also about

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and German politics. In 1882, the ''Allgemeine Zeitung'' moved to

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. The journal stopped publishing on 29 July 1929. The tradition of this major journal is still maintained by the ''

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'' and the '' Allgemeine Zeitung'' edited in

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: * Eduard Heyck: ''Die Allgemeine Zeitung 1798-1898'' in: Beiträge zur Geschichte der deutschen Presse. München 1898, pp. 15–81. * Karl Schottenloher: ''Flugblatt und Zeitung. Ein Wegweiser durch das gedruckte Tagesschrifttum,'' Vol. 1: Von den Anfängen bis 1848, Berlin, Schmidt 1922. Newly edited and expanded by J. Binkowski, München, Klinkhardt und Biermann 1985, * Arnulf Kutsch, Johannes Weber: ''350 Jahre Tageszeitung, Forschungen und Dokumente.'' Bremen 2002. 1798 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire 1929 disestablishments in Germany Defunct newspapers published in Germany German-language newspapers Mass media in Augsburg Publications established in 1798 Publications disestablished in 1929 18th-century establishments in Württemberg {{Germany-newspaper-stub