August Lebrecht Stettin
August Lebrecht Stettin (born September 8, 1725 in Halle (Saale) , † September 5, 1779 in Ulm ) was a German bookseller and publisher .
Life
Stettin initially worked in Stuttgart as a partner of Johann Benedict Metzler in the JB Metzler'sche publishing bookstore . In 1766 he went to Ulm, where he took over the Gaum'sche Buchhandlung, which from then on operated as the Stettinische Buchhandlung and existed until 1876. At the same time he had married Euphrosine Regine Baur.
He is considered one of the most important booksellers of the second half of the 18th century. Among other things, he published several magazines and Christian Friedrich Sattler's history of Württemberg under the government of Graven and history of Württemberg under the government of the dukes .
Stettin was buried in Ulm on September 8, 1779.
literature
- Karl Gustav Veesenmeyer: Stettin, August Lebrecht . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 36, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1893, pp. 130-132.
- Albrecht Weyermann : News from scholars, artists and other strange people from Ulm . Ulm 1798, p. 487 in the Google book search
- Memorial to the sudden death of Mr. August Lebrecht Stettin, bookseller in Ulm, who was in the 54th year of his age on the 8th September. was buried , Ulm 1779 in the google book search
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stettin, August Lebrecht |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German bookseller and publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 8, 1725 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halle (Saale) |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 5, 1779 |
| Place of death | Ulm |