Alfred Ackermann-Teubner
Alfred Gustav Benedictus Ackermann-Teubner (born January 31, 1857 in Leipzig ; † February 18, 1941 ibid) was a German publisher , bookseller and owner of the publishing and printing company BG Teubner in Leipzig.
Life
Alfred Ackermann was the son of the publisher Albin Ackermann and usually called himself without the addition -Teubner, who had been running since 1852 at the request of his father-in-law. He graduated from the Realgymnasium (Petrischule) in Leipzig in 1875 and from 1876–78 attended primarily natural science and economics lectures at the University of Leipzig in addition to professional training with BG Teubner, which he then did with Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. in London and Haar & Steinert in Paris continued.
In 1882 he joined the BG Teubner company in Leipzig as a co-owner. There he initially devoted himself to printing and later moved on to the publishing house, where he particularly turned to mathematics, technical and natural sciences. On June 9, 1885 he married Marie Mathilde de Liagre (1865–1950), daughter of the Commerce Councilor Albert de Liagre (1833–1908).
From 1903 to 1919 he was treasurer of the German Mathematicians Association . He was a member of the Astronomical Society from 1902 to 1941 .
In 1912 he donated the Alfred Ackermann-Teubner Memorial Prize named after him at the University of Leipzig to promote the mathematical sciences.
Since 1903 he was the owner of the Gundorf manor near Leipzig. His initials "AA" still adorn the wrought iron gate on Leipziger Strasse and the large double doors at the main entrance of the palace.
In previous years he held various professional honorary positions. On the occasion of the 450th anniversary of the University of Greifswald (1906), the philosophy faculty there appointed him for services that he had acquired as a publisher in the mathematical sciences. phil. honoris causa.
From 1916 he withdrew from the business at BG Teubner. The publisher and bookseller Erich Ackermann was his son.
Honors
- Senior of the cathedral chapter of Wurzen
- Privy Councilor and Canon of Wurzen
- Honorary doctorate from the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Greifswald
- Honorary doctorate from the Technical University of Darmstadt
literature
- Astronomical Society: Portrait Gallery of the Astronomical Society. Tullberg, Stockholm 1904, p. 7 digitized
- Friedrich Schulze : History of the Ackermann family from Gödern in the eastern district of Altenburg, 1560–1912 . On behalf of Alfred Ackermann for his little son Erich. Ed .: Friedrich Schulze. BG Teubner, Leipzig 1912 (letters and family tree included in the book).
- Friedrich Schulze: BG Teubner. 1811-1911. Company history . Ed .: Friedrich Schulze. BG Teubner, Leipzig 1911 ( digitized on archive.org).
- Heinrich Krämer: In the Saxon carriage. The company founder BG Teubner and his successors A. Ackermann-Teubner and A. Giesecke-Teubner (EAGLE 056) . Edition at Gutenbergplatz Leipzig, Leipzig 2012 ( eagle-leipzig.de ).
- Gerhard Ackermann, Jürgen Weiß: Alfred Ackermann-Teubner (1857–1941). EAGLE 090. Edition at Gutenbergplatz Leipzig, Leipzig 2016 ( eagle-leipzig.de ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ackermann, Gustav Alfred ( Memento from June 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), entry in the SLUB's personal wiki
- ↑ Ute Schneider, Volker R. Remmert: "I am really happy to praise to have such a publisher friend": Aspects of mathematical publishing in the German Empire and in the Weimar Republic . In: R. Schulze-Pillot-Ziemen (Ed.): DMV-Mitteilungen 14-4 / 2006 . 1895, p. 196–205 ( article by the University of Mainz [PDF; 782 kB ; accessed on August 11, 2009]). Article by] [[University of Mainz] ( Memento of the original dated June 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Literature by and about Alfred Ackermann-Teubner in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ackermann-Teubner, Alfred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ackermann-Teubner, Alfred Gustav Benedictus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 1941 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |