Gerhard Rautenberg
Gerhard Rautenberg (born March 21, 1905 in Königsberg i. Pr. , † April 4, 1982 in Leer (East Friesland) ) was a German printer and publisher.
Life
From 1914 Gerhard Rautenberg attended the Royal Wilhelms-Gymnasium (Königsberg) . After a bank apprenticeship, he completed his professional training in book printing and publishing from 1925 . After working for well-known companies in Munich, Leipzig and Berlin, he joined his father Ludwig Gerhard Rautenberg's (1872–1932) company in Königsberg in 1930 . After his death in 1933, he took over the management of the publishing house printing and bookstore in the fourth generation. He modernized the company and expanded production, especially the forms publishing. During the Second World War, Rautenberg was at the front with the army . After the air raids on Königsberg had completely destroyed the company buildings, work could continue in alternative companies in Cranz and Prussian Eylau .
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After his release from Soviet captivity, Rautenberg found his family in the Soviet occupation zone at the end of 1945 . He moved with her to West Germany in 1946 . At the turn of the year 1948/49 he began to rebuild the family business in a closed printing house in Leer, in which he worked with a partner until 1955. Rautenberg built up a high-performance book, offset and rotary printing company, as well as a publishing house with a bookstore. With scientific, instructive and entertaining writings he dedicated himself to the cultural heritage of the eastern areas of the German Empire . The calendar book "Der honest Ostpreuße", published by Rautenberg since 1831, was continued from 1950. In series he published numerous illustrated books on East Prussia , West Prussia and East Friesland . As the business developed well, Rautenberg established a branch in Glückstadt as early as 1956 , which his eldest son Carl Ludwig Rautenberg took over, while in Leer he was supported by his second youngest son of the same name, Gerhard Rautenberg, until his death. The Gerhard Rautenberg publishing house was taken over by the Würzburg publishing house.
Periodicals
- Ostpreußenblatt , from 1950
- Pomeranian newspaper of the Pomeranian Landsmannschaft , from 1951
- Yearbook Prussia , 1963–1982
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rautenberg, Gerhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German publisher bookseller in Königsberg and Leer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Koenigsberg i. Pr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 4th 1982 |
| Place of death | Leer (East Frisia) |