Carl Cnobloch (publisher)
Carl Christian Cnobloch , also Karl Cnobloch , (born August 10, 1778 in Freyburg (Unstrut) , † April 30, 1834 in Leipzig ) was a German bookseller and publisher in Leipzig.
Life
Carl received elementary school lessons from his father, the superintendent Cnobloch, and from relatives in Bösenrode . In 1793 he went to Leipzig as an apprentice to the bookseller Adam Friedrich Böhme (1771-1818). In 1806 Cnobloch returned to Leipzig from stays in Halle and Paris . In 1809 he became self-employed and gradually bought up the following companies in the book industry; incorporated them into his "Verlag Carl Cnobloch, Leipzig":
- 1818 Leipzig: AF Böhme,
- March 13, 1825 Jena : Christian Ernst Gabler, Melchiorsche Buchhandlung until 1794,
- Leipzig: CG Martini, founded in 1793,
- Leipzig: KW Küchler, formerly Rösescher Verlag in Greifswald ,
- 1827 Leipzig: Johann Balthasar Schiegg and
- Basel : HA Rottmann.
Carl Cnobloch died after a long illness. His son-in-law Eduard Langbein (1802-1857) continued the business. The widow sold to Ernst Keßner in 1857. After his death in 1866, LW Reisland and Max Cyriacus took over the publishing house.
literature
- Karl Friedrich Pfau : Cnobloch, Karl . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 47, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1903, p. 501 f.
- Rudolf Schmidt: German bookseller. German book printer. Volume 1. Berlin / Eberswalde 1902, p. 143 at Zeno.org
Web links
- Literature by and about Carl Cnobloch in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cnobloch, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cnobloch, Carl Christian (full name); Cnobloch, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German bookseller and publisher in Leipzig |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1778 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freyburg (Unstrut) |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 30, 1834 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |