August Klasing (publisher, 1809)
August Klasing (born October 8, 1809 in Bielefeld ; † August 5, 1897 there ) was a German bookseller and publisher .
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August Klasing grew up as the son of the bone cutter and grain trader Friedrich Klasing (1748–1832) and his wife Johanna Margaretha Cathrine nee. Friedhoff in Bielefeld. After graduating from high school in Bielefeld, he completed an apprenticeship as a bookseller with Wilhelm Starke in Chemnitz from 1825 to 1829 and then worked as an assistant to Johann A. Barth in Leipzig , CG Kunze in Mainz and A. Marcus in Bonn .
In 1835 August Klasing bought his inheritance - a total of 5,000 thalers - into the bookstore of his friend August Velhagen in Bielefeld and together with him founded the Velhagen & Klasing publishing house . The publishing program, which was mainly conceived by Klasing, mainly offered school books and religious writings, but also other works, such as the famous cookbook by Henriette Davidis (1844).
Under the leadership of Klasing's son Otto (1841–1888), a branch was founded in Leipzig in 1864 , which was to become the home of the conservative Christian family magazine "Daheim" (from 1886 under the title "Velhagen & Klasings MONTHS") . In addition, the new product group of patriotic historical books was created at the Leipzig location. In 1873 the publishing house Velhagen & Klasing founded the Geographische Anstalt, which celebrated great successes - also internationally - with Andrees Handatlas . License editions in Paris, New York, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Vienna followed the German first edition.
After August Klasing's death in 1897, management passed to his son Johannes (1846–1927). Together with Velhagen's son Wilhelm, he ran the company, one of the most important publishers of the time. After the company had been family-owned for almost 120 years, it was taken over by the publisher Franz Cornelsen in 1954 .
literature
- Karl Friedrich Pfau : Velhagen and Klasing . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 55, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1910, pp. 638-641.
- Gerd Schulz: August Klasing (publisher, 1809). In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1977, ISBN 3-428-00192-3 , p. 710 ( digitized version ).
- Martin Tabaczek: August Klasing (1809-1897). In: Bielefeld entrepreneurs from the 18th to the 20th century. (= Rheinisch-Westfälische Wirtschaftsbiographien , Volume 14.) Aschendorff, Münster 1991, pp. 126–142.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klasing, August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German bookseller and publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bielefeld |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 5, 1897 |
| Place of death | Bielefeld |