Christoph Gottlieb Nicolai
Christoph Gottlieb Nicolai (* 1682 in Frankfurt / Oder ; † February 18, 1752 in Berlin ) was a German publisher and bookseller in Berlin. He founded the Nicolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung.
Life
Nicolai was an assistant ( clerk ) at the bookseller Gottfried Zimmermann in Wittenberg . In 1713 he got his branch bookstore in Berlin on Heilig-Geist-Straße and opened a publishing house there in the same year. On May 3rd, he was granted the royal privilege for it.
Nicolai became a successful publisher. Among other things, he published Germanic works and school books. Christoph Gottlieb Nicolai was a strict, economical and pious man who corresponded to the Calvinist moral ideas of his time.
He was married to Maria Justine Zimmermann, the daughter of the Wittenberg publisher. His sons succeeded him
- Gottfried Wilhelm Nicolai († 1759), ran the publishing bookstore until his early death
- Thank God Samuel Nicolai
- Friedrich Nicolai (1733–1811) was one of the most important enlighteners in Berlin and led the publishing house to great importance.
literature
- Rudolf Schmidt : German bookseller. German book printer. Volume 4. Franz Weber, Berlin 1908. pp. 724-727
Web links
- Literature by and about Christoph Gottlieb Nicolai in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Portrait of the Nicolaische Buchhandlung Nicolai-Verlag (Memento)
- ^ Franz Muncker : Nicolai, Friedrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 23, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1886, pp. 580-590.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nicolai, Christoph Gottlieb |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German publisher and bookseller in Berlin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1682 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt / Oder |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 1752 |
| Place of death | Berlin |