Hierta family

Hierta Hjerta
Finnish-Swedish-Russian noble family
Arms of the Hierta family
Country	Sweden, Finland and Russia
Place of origin	Västergötland, Sweden
Members	Lars Johan Hierta

The Hierta family (Swedish: [ˈjæ̂ʈːa], lit. "Heart"; Russian: Гиерта, romanized: Gierta; ), also Hjerta and Järta^[1] is a Swedish-Finnish-Russian noble family – uradel – of Swedish origin. The Finnish branch of the Hierta family was naturalized as a Finnish noble family, in what was then the Grand Duchy of Finland, at the Finnish house of nobility in 1818.^[2]

Notable members

• Lars Johan Hierta (1801–1872), Newspaper publisher
• Anna Hierta-Retzius (1841–1924), Women's rights activist and philanthropist
• Hans Hierta (1774–1847), Swedish administrator and revolutionary

References

1. "Hierta, släkter - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
2. "Hierta :Riddarhuset". www.riddarhuset.se. Archived from the original on 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2022-02-16.