Carl Georg Steinicke
Carl Georg Steinicke (born August 7, 1877 in Berlin , † March 5, 1939 in Munich ), known as "Papa Steinicke", was a bookseller and antiquarian in Munich.
Live and act
Steinicke founded a bookstore with an antiquarian bookshop in Munich in 1903 at Lindwurmstrasse 5a. In 1914 Steinicke opened in Adalbertstrasse. 15 ( Maxvorstadt ) behind his bookstore there is a cabaret for drama performances and lecture evenings. The Steinickesaal quickly developed into a discussion forum for intellectuals, writers and philosophers.
Max Weber gave at least two lectures in the Kunstsaal of the Steinicke bookstore. On November 7, 1917, he gave a lecture on the subject of “ Science as a Profession ” as part of the lecture series “Intellectual work as a profession ”. On January 28, 1919, the lecture “ Politics as a Profession ” took place in the same series of lectures . The series of lectures was organized by the “Free Students Association. Regional Association of Bavaria ”.
In 1932 Steinicke converted his bookstore into a poets and artists' club. During the Third Reich, opponents of National Socialism from various political parties met here in the evening : Social Democrats , Communists , Central People and members of the Bavarian People's Party .
Steinicke was a Munich city councilor . He promoted art life in Munich and was a co-founder of the Bavarian Adult Education Association .
Honors
- At the former location of his bookstore (the building was destroyed in World War II), a small plaque was attached to the facade of the new building (see illustration).
- In Munich, Maxvorstadt district, a small street, the Steinickeweg , was named after him.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ See Killy, Walther (Ed.): Dictionary of German Biography, Vol. 9: Schmidt-Theyer, De Gruyter, 2005, p. 510 ( ISBN 978-3-598-23299-2 ).
- ↑ Wolfgang J. Mommsen (Ed.): Weber, Max: Gesamtausgabe . Vol. 17 Science as a Profession. Mohr, Tübingen 1992, ISBN 3-16-145765-X , p. 46. (Ed. On behalf of the Commission for Social and Economic History of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences)
- ^ Weber, Max: Complete Edition ... ISBN 3-16-145765-X , p. 113.
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SURNAME | Steinicke, Carl Georg |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Steinicke, papa |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German bookseller and antiquarian |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1877 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
DATE OF DEATH | March 5, 1939 |
Place of death | Munich |