Edmund Jacoby

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Edmund Jacoby (* 1948 ) is a German publisher, translator and, as a narrator, the author of several books.

Life

After studying philosophy and history in Tübingen , Paris and Frankfurt am Main , he did his doctorate with Iring Fetscher on the subject of “Knowledge and Wealth. On the relationship between universal and particular socialization ”. He initially worked as a lecturer at Frankfurt University, then switched to a position as a publishing editor and finally became the publishing director of Gerstenberg Verlag .

The publishing house he directed from 1996 to August 2007 has published numerous books of his own. He was particularly interested in book productions in the fields of philosophy and mythology . This included the bestseller “50 Classic Philosophers”.

Together with Nicola Stuart, he founded in the spring of 2008 Berlin - Prenzlauer Berg -based publishing house Jacoby & Stuart . Together with the French publishing house “La Martinière” as a minority shareholder, Jacoby wants to build on the priorities of his previous publishing program.

Jacoby works as a translator from English and French and publishes many anthologies as well as retelling numerous myths and legends. He is married and lives in Berlin.

Works

  • It was dark the moon was shining bright . Illustrations by Rotraut Susanne Berner , 151 p.
  • The house book of fairy tales . Pictures Renate Seelig , 256 p.
  • The house book of fools and rascals . Illustrations by Axel Scheffler , 207 pp.
  • 50 classic philosophers , (together with Ulrike Braun), 312 pp.
  • 50 classic myths and legends of the north , 279 p.
  • Ancient tales. The house book of the Greek sagas . Illustrations Kat Menschik , 192 p.
  • Who was King Arthur? Illustrations Stefanie Roth, 87 pp.
  • The adventures of the knight Gawain . Illustrations Daniela Kirchlechner, 32 p.
  • Short history of Europe , 271 pp.
  • The visual lexicon of world religions , Gerstenberg 2004. 438 pp. ISBN 978-3806745917

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Börsenblatt for the German book trade from March 13, 2008: New foundation: Edmund Jacoby with a new publisher
  2. ↑ Deutschlandfunk from June 14, 2008: DLF: Conversation with the publisher Edmund Jacoby
personal data
SURNAME Jacoby, Edmund
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German publisher, translator and narrator
DATE OF BIRTH 1948