Lucius William Nieman (December 13, 1857 – 1 October 1935) was an American businessman and founder of The Milwaukee Journal. December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Born at Bear Valley in Sauk County, Wisconsin, he attended Carroll College. In 1882, he founded The Milwaukee Journal and became majority owner and editor-in-chief. Sauk County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... Carroll College can mean: Carroll College (Montana) Carroll College (Wisconsin) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Editor in chief is a publications primary editor. ...

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism was established in his honor. The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University was established at Harvard in 1937 in memory of Agnes Wahl Niemans husband, Lucius W. Nieman, founder of The Milwaukee Journal. ...

References

• About Lucius William Nieman
• Lucius W. Nieman, Editor, Dies at 77; As Head of Milwaukee Journal Since 1882 He Made Paper Nationally Famous, New York Times, Oct 2, 1935
• Lucius Nieman, Newspaperman via Nieman Foundation