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
