Christian Gleerup
Christian Wilhelm Kyhl (or Kühl ) Gleerup (short CWK Gleerup ) (born September 26, 1800 in Aalborg , Denmark , † November 8, 1871 in Lund ) was a Danish , later Swedish bookseller and publisher .
Life
Gleerup worked in various places in Denmark as a trading assistant, from 1823 in the Gyldendalska bookstore in Copenhagen . Funded by the bookseller Jacob Deichmann (1788-1853) he moved to Lund in 1825 and founded a bookstore there in 1826, which due to its international connections soon became one of the most important in the country and still exists today (as a branch of the Akademibokhandeln chain ). A branch in Gothenburg was added in 1830. Secured economically by a stationery store, at the suggestion of theology professor Henrik Reuterdahl, he soon founded a publishing house specializing in Christian literature as well as academic books and magazines. He also published poems and translations of classical works, including the most famous Swedish translation of the works of William Shakespeare by Carl August Hagberg . Another focus was school books, on which the publishing house, which still exists today under the name Gleerups utbildning , soon concentrated more and more.
Gleerup was married to Anna Catharina Stäck (1808-1875) and had 16 children with her, 13 of whom survived him. His son Jacob Deichmann Gleerup (1834–1914) continued to run the publishing house.
In 1863 Gleerup, who had received Swedish citizenship in 1828, was accepted as a knight in the Wasa Order .
literature
- Gleerup, 1st Christian Wilhelm Kühl . In: Herman Hofberg, Frithiof Heurlin, Viktor Millqvist, Olof Rubenson (eds.): Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon . 2nd Edition. tape 1 : A-K . Albert Bonniers Verlag, Stockholm 1906, p. 394 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
- Harald Wieselgren : Ur vår samtid. 50 portraits of med necrologist . Norstedts förlag, Stockholm 1880, pp. 58-62 .
- Bengt Hildebrand: Christian Gleerup . In: Svenskt biografiskt lexikon 17, 1967-1969, p. 162f ( riksarkivet.se ).
Web links
- Gleerups utbildning on publishing history.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gleerup, Christian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gleerup, CWK; Gleerup, Christian Wilhelm Kyhl (full name); Gleerup, Christian Wilhelm Kühl; Gleerup, Kristian Wilhelm Kyhl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish-Swedish bookseller and publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 26, 1800 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aalborg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 8, 1871 |
| Place of death | Lund |