John L. O'Sullivan
John Louis O'Sullivan (born November 15, 1813 on the high seas, † March 14, 1895 in New York City ) was a politically influential New York journalist and member of the Democratic Party .
With financial support from Martin Van Buren , who soon became president, O'Sullivan co-founded the United States Magazine and Democratic Review . This magazine became a mouthpiece for Van Buren and defended him particularly during the economic crisis of 1837 . The phrase Manifest Destiny can be traced back to O'Sullivan . In 1845 he formulated in the United States Magazine and Democratic Review under this term the "divine mission" of the Americans to expand. This foreign policy option was enthusiastically received by the Puritan founders and linked to their idea of being “chosen”.
He became a close friend of the writer Nathaniel Hawthorne , who published in the Democratic Review .
O'Sullivan died of an unknown form of influenza in a New York hotel on March 14, 1895.
literature
- Johannsen, Robert W. "The Meaning of Manifest Destiny", in Sam W. Hayes and Christopher Morris (Eds.), Manifest Destiny and Empire: American Antebellum Expansionism . College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, 1997. ISBN 0890967563 .
- Sampson, Robert D. John L. O'Sullivan and His Times . Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 2003.
- Widmer, Edward L. Young America: The Flowering of Democracy in New York City . New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ted Widmer: Martin Van Buren (= The American Presidents Series. Ed. By Arthur M. Schlesinger , Sean Wilentz . The 8th President). Times Books, New York City 2005, ISBN 978-1-4668-3271-8 , pp. 105f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | O'Sullivan, John L. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | O'Sullivan, John Louis (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1813 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | on the high seas |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 14, 1895 |
| Place of death | New York City |