Georg Callwey

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Georg Dietrich Wilhelm Callwey (born October 22, 1854 in Hamm ; † February 25, 1931 in Munich ) was a German publisher and bookseller.

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Georg Callwey was the son of the hammer tanner and arable citizen Wilhelm Callwey and Sophie Fluhme from Çamen . He learned the publishing industry and was considered smart, conscientious, thrifty and disciplined. In 1884 he moved to Munich and opened what is now Callwey-Verlag in a confined space . At first he published particularly beautiful literature and then published an art magazine with the painter's newspaper “Die Mappe”. In 1894 he got to know the still young Ferdinand Avenarius , whose “art warden” was not yet known to a large audience. Callwey took over the magazine in its publishing program and invested almost all of its own resources. At the turn of the millennium, the magazine was successful.

Then Callwey published the “Master Pictures for the German House”, the “Happy Book” and publications of the Dürerbund as well as a larger series of beautiful literature with sounding titles. From 1906 he also published the master builder and thus determined the direction of the publishing house. This focused on the construction industry and painting techniques. From 1932 he published other cultural titles with the Deutsche Zeitschrift des Kunstwarts.

Callwey was married to the American Hetty Figels. The daughter Elsbeth (1888–1937) married Karl Baur, who took over the publishing house.

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SURNAME Callwey, Georg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Callwey, Georg Dietrich Wilhelm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German publisher bookseller
DATE OF BIRTH October 22, 1854
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamm
DATE OF DEATH February 25, 1931
Place of death Munich