Auguste Nefftzer

Auguste Nefftzer ( born February 3, 1820 Colmar; † August 20, 1876 in Basel) was a French journalist.

Nefftzer studied theology in Strasbourg, then went to Paris, where he worked in the editorial department of Emile de Girardin's "Press" occurred in 1844, and discussed in this sheet preferably foreign policy and religious issues from the standpoint of neo-Hegelianism from.

In 1857 he founded with Charles Dollfus germanique the Revue, but a leaf which is within the liberal press had a special position since 1858 again for the "Press" worked until he entirely renounced in 1861 by the same and the " Temps " founded to achieve knew. The events of 1870/71 brought Nefftzer, who had always worked for the rapprochement with Germany, in a false position, and the policy tired, he retired to Basel, where he died on 20 August 1876.