Carl Christoph Traugott Tauchnitz
Carl Christoph Traugott Tauchnitz (born October 29, 1761 in Großbardau ; † January 14, 1836 in Leipzig ; alternatively also: Karl ) was a German printer and publisher , who was best known for his inexpensive books in the collection of Greek and Latin classics .
Life
Tauchnitz was born the son of a teacher . His desire for a study could be due to the economic situation of the family do not realize. In 1777 Tauchnitz became an apprentice to the printer Sommer in Leipzig. Later he also learned from the typographer and woodcutter Unger in Berlin .
In 1796, Tauchnitz founded his own company . In 1800 a type foundry was added to the printing company and soon afterwards the publishing bookshop . Tauchnitz 'ventures were economically successful. He died in Leipzig in 1836 and left the company to his son Carl Christian Philipp Tauchnitz (1798–1884), who continued to run it for a few years, but gradually sold it from 1844 to 1865.
Act
Tauchnitz introduced the book printing technique of the stereotype in Germany and thus made a decisive contribution to lowering the prices for books.
Significant highlights of Tauchnitz's publishing work are children's and young people's literature (including the gallery of the subterranean miracles of creation , the housekeeping of people in every corner of the sky , the book of fables of small visual novels ); The collection of Greek and Latin classics , begun in 1808, encompassed the essential classical authors of antiquity in inexpensive text editions ; and religious works (including several Bible editions or writings by Johannes Goßner ).
Particularly noteworthy are a Hebrew edition of the Old Testament , edited by August Hahn , an Arabic edition of the Koran , edited by Gustav Flügel and the revised version of the Hebrew Bible Concordance by Johann Buxtorf the Elder submitted by Julius Fürst . Ä.
Works
- Samples from Karl Tauchnitz's type foundry in Leipzig. Leipzig 1825 ( digitized copy of the Bavarian State Library with cover letter from Tauchnitz)
See also
Tauchnitz ' nephew , Christian Bernhard Tauchnitz founded the Bernhard Tauchnitz Verlag in 1837 , which later became known for the Tauchnitz Edition . Despite similar names, the publishers of Karl Tauchnitz and Bernhard Tauchnitz were always separate companies .
literature
- Friedrich August Schmidt, Bernhardt Friedrich Voigt: New Nekrolog der Deutschen. 14th year: 1836. First part. Voigt, Weimar 1838, pp. 52–59 ( digitized version ).
- Melanie Mienert, Thomas Keiderling, Stefan Welz and Dietmar Böhnke: Baron of the English Books. The Leipziger Verlag Bernhard Tauchnitz 1837-1973 . Sax-Verlag, Markkleeberg 2017, ISBN 978-3-86729-201-6
- Gustav Wustmann: Tauchnitz, Karl . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 37, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1894, pp. 441-443.
- Rudolf Schmidt: German bookseller. German book printer. Contributions to a company history of the German book industry. Volume 5. Schmidt, Eberswalde 1908. pp. 944-945 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Carl Christoph Traugott Tauchnitz in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Carl Christoph Traugott Tauchnitz in the German Digital Library
- Literature by and about Carl Christoph Traugott Tauchnitz in the Saxon Bibliography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tauchnitz, Carl Christoph Traugott |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tauchnitz, Karl Christoph Traugott |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German printer and publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 29, 1761 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Großbardau |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 14, 1836 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |