Friedrich Rittinger
Friedrich Rittinger (born December 6, 1833 in Michelbach , Grand Duchy of Baden , † October 12, 1897 in Kitchener (Ontario) , Canada) was editor of the Berlin Journal .
Life
Friedrich Rittinger came to Canada in 1847 at the age of 14 with his father and three siblings. In 1859 he founded the publishing house "Rittinger & Motz" with John Motz in Berlin ( Ontario ) . The company published and printed a number of newspapers, starting with the weekly Berliner Journal . It appeared from 1859 to 1899 and was considered the leading German-language newspaper in Canada.
A son of Friedrich Rittinger was the editor and humorist John Adam Rittinger (1859-1915).
literature
- Anne Löchte: Das Berliner Journal (1859–1918) . V&R Unipress, Göttingen 2007 ISBN 978-3-89971-370-1 limited preview in the Google book search
Web links
- Friedrich Rittinger b. 6 Dec 1833 Michelbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 12 Oct 1897 Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario: Waterloo Region Generations. In: generations.regionofwaterloo.ca. December 15, 2013, accessed January 4, 2015 .
- Kitchener's Mount Hope Cemetery. (PDF) In: kitchener.ca. SS 16 , accessed on January 4, 2015 .
notes
- ↑ Proof , at the bottom of the page: "Inscription"
- ↑ cf. Hermann Boeschenstein Hg .: cheerful and satirical from the German-Canadian literature. John Adam Rittinger, Walter Roome, Ernst Loeb, Rolf Max Kully. German-Canadian Studies, Vol. 4, Writings, Series A: Creative Writings, Toronto 1980 ISBN 0921415133
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rittinger, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 6, 1833 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Michelbach (Gaggenau) |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 12, 1897 |
| Place of death | Kitchener, Ontario |