Friedrich August Herbig
Friedrich August Herbig (born February 28, 1794 in Potsdam , † September 13, 1849 in Berlin ) was a German publisher and bookseller .
Life
Herbig was trained as a bookseller in the Nauck bookstore in Berlin. In 1820 he bought the publishing house F. Schade and founded the publishing house of Friedrich August Herbig the following year . Herbig published books from various literary fields, including the first major travel guide in Germany, which was later translated into both French and Russian .
Herbig maintained contacts with well-known writers, poets and artists such as the Brothers Grimm , Achim and Bettina von Arnim , Schadow and Karl Begas . His grave is in the south-west cemetery Stahnsdorf .
literature
- Karl Friedrich Pfau : Herbig, Friedrich August . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 50, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1905, p. 215.
- Sigfrid von Weiher: Herbig, Friedrich August. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1969, ISBN 3-428-00189-3 , p. 586 ( digitized version ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herbig, Friedrich August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German publisher bookseller |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1794 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Potsdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 13, 1849 |
| Place of death | Berlin |