August Joseph Altenhöfer

August Joseph Altenhöfer (born March 17, 1804 in Kissingen ; † May 12, 1876 in Augsburg ) was a German translator, journalist and editor of the " Allgemeine Zeitung " in Augsburg.

Life

After studying at the Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg , Altenhöfer was initially a temporary assistant at the grammar school in Augsburg in 1832. In 1833 he was the editor of the "Augsburger Postzeitung" and editor and deputy editor of the "Allgemeine Zeitung", of which he was finally from 1865 to 1869. Altenhöfer is considered the author of the Vormärz .

The Scottish essayist and historian Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) wrote on July 1, 1840 from Chelsea (London) to his younger brother John Aitken Carlyle (1801–1879) about Altenhöfer: “A certain German from Augsburg ... publisher of“ Augsburg Gazette ”comes to tea tonight. ... He is a blond, typically German looking, very solid, humble looking man; I like him …"

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Carlyle Letters, Vol. XII ( Memento of the original from October 25, 2014 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.  

literature

• Alois Dreyer:  Altenhöfer, August Joseph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 55, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1910, pp. 431-434.
• Emil Dovifat:  Altenhöfer, August Joseph. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 215 ( digitized version ).