Carl Boldt (printer)

Carl Boldt

Carl Friedrich Christoph Boldt (born September 16, 1811 in Belitz , † November 27, 1878 in Rostock ) was a German printer and publisher.

Life

Carl Boldt, son of the bricklayer Johann Boldt, was born out of wedlock. The Belitz estate inspector promoted his education. In 1826 Boldt began an apprenticeship as a printer in Güstrow . In 1831 he went on a journey. Until 1841 he worked in a book printing company in Stuttgart . After a three-month employment in the Ratsbuchdruckerei Oeberg in Rostock , Boldt returned to Stuttgart and worked in the Cotta'schen Buchdruckerei . In 1842 he moved to Rostock again and worked for the Rostock university book printing company Carl Friedrich Behm. After the owner of the Ratsbuchdruckerei Oeberg died, Boldt acquired the printing company in 1850.

In 1875 he was awarded the title of Hofbuchdrucker. The printing company operated under the name Carl Boldt'sche Hofbuchdruckerei . A well-known product was the Rostocker Wochenblatt (1850–1852). In the prevailing era of reaction , Boldt ran into difficulties several times because of its “democratic content” and the satirical images it contained. After several warnings, the sheet was banned. In 1852 a new attempt with the Rostocker Morgenblatt and the Rostocker Abendblatt followed , but without success. Rostock address books have been published in the printing works since 1858 , as have state parliament printed matter from 1869.

Carl Boldt was a member of the Rostock Antiquities Association.

After Carl Boldt's death, his sons Emil and Gustav Boldt took over the printing company.

literature

• Grete Grewolls: Who was who in Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania. The dictionary of persons . Hinstorff Verlag, Rostock 2011, ISBN 978-3-356-01301-6 , p. 1191 .

Web links

• Literature about Carl Boldt in the state bibliography MV