August Velhagen
August Velhagen (born October 4, 1809 in Quernheim , † September 22, 1891 in Bielefeld ) was a German publisher .
Life
Velhagen, the son of a monastery officer, did an apprenticeship as a bookseller with JD Sauerländer in Frankfurt am Main . In 1833 he founded a publishing bookstore in Bielefeld, which he ran together with August Klasing under the name Velhagen & Klasing from 1835 .
literature
- Karl Friedrich Pfau : Velhagen, August . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 55, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1910, pp. 638-641.
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| SURNAME | Velhagen, August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 4, 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Quernheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1891 |
| Place of death | Bielefeld |