Georges-Victor Bridel
Georges-Victor Bridel (born September 26, 1818 in Vevey , † June 25, 1889 in Lausanne ) was a Swiss publisher .
Bridel founded a printing company in 1857, which became an important publishing house in western Switzerland . He published around 500 books and brochures as well as newspapers and magazines ( La Famille , Revue Suisse , Journal de la Société vaudoise d'utilité publique , Mémoires et documents publiés par la Société d'histoire de la Suisse romande and others). Bridel was a member of philanthropic associations that emerged from the awakening movement and published works that were particularly close to religion, moralizing folk literature ( Urbain Olivier and others), school books and historical works.
literature
- Franco Ardia: Entre idéalisme et pragmatisme: Georges-Victor Bridel. Licentiate thesis, Lausanne, 1992
- Franco Ardia: Georges-Victor Bridel (1818-1889) . In: Figures du livre et de l'édition en Suisse romande (1750–1950). 1998, pp. 41-56.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Franco Ardia / AA: Bridel, Georges-Victor. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bridel, Georges-Victor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 26, 1818 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vevey |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 1889 |
| Place of death | Lausanne |