Adolf Luser
Adolf Luser (born October 8, 1886 in Lotschnau / Lačnov, † November 19, 1941 ) was an Austrian publisher .
Life and Publishing
Adolf Luser was born in 1886 in the then Austro-Hungarian Schönhengstgau in the farming village of Lotschnau, which today belongs to the district of Zwittau (Okres Svitavy).
Luser initiated in Vienna in 1922 established bookstore OHG ' German School Association and Society "with the name" Eckart Eckart Publishing and Bookstore ". In 1926 he established the Adolf Luser Verlag with an associated bookstore. The nationalist magazine “ Der getreue Eckart ” later appeared in this publishing house until 1943. One of the first employees at this völkisch magazine was Maria Grengg , who first created illustrations and then literary works. He was buried at the Vienna Central Cemetery .
The Adolf Luser Verlag was renamed during the Second World War to " Wiener Verlag Ernst Sopper & Karl Bauer ". In 1949 it was taken over by "Vorwärts" AG, and in 1970 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag .
Publishing products (example)
- Friedrich FG Kleinwächter : The German-Austrian man and the connection. Eckart-Verlag A. Luser, Vienna 1926
Footnotes
- ^ Obituary in the Neue Wiener Tagblatt from November 21, 1941
- ^ Murray G. Hall (1985). Austrian publishing history 1918–1938. Volume 2: Fiction Publishers of the First Republic . Vienna / Graz: Böhlau.
- ^ Maria Grengg 1888-1963 ( Memento from August 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Austrian National Library
- ^ Grave site Adolf Luser , Vienna, Central Cemetery, Group 35, Group Extension H, No. 6.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Luser, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lotschnau |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 19, 1941 |