Carl Flemming (publisher)
Carl Flemming (born November 10, 1806 in Cröbern near Leipzig; died November 1, 1878 in Glogau ) was a German bookseller and publisher with special merits in the fields of youth literature and cartography .
Johann Friedrich Carl Flemming was born on November 10, 1806 in the small town of Cröbern (not: Gröbern) near Leipzig - which was lost due to open-cast lignite mining in the 20th century - as the sixth child of the cottage trader and butcher Gottfried Fläming.
Map of Styria by F. Handtke (see the note below left) published by C. Flemming
Flemming began his independence in 1833 by taking over the Günther bookstore in Glogau, founded in 1790, which he continued under his name.
literature
- Karl Friedrich Pfau : Flemming, Karl . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 48, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1904, p. 594.
- Rudolf Schmidt : German bookseller. German book printer. Volume 2. Berlin / Eberswalde 1903, pp. 256-259. zeno.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Church book Cröbern, Jg. 1806, Taufen, p. 26, No. 23. In: Otto Brunken / Bettina Hurrelmann / Maria Michels-Kohlhage / Gisela Wilkending (eds.): Handbook for children's and youth literature: From 1850 to 1900 . JB Metzler 2008. p. 429 books.google
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Flemming, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German bookseller and publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1806 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cröbern near Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1, 1878 |
| Place of death | Glogau |