Gerhard Stalling

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Gerhard Stalling (born April 28, 1757 in Bergedorf (Ganderkesee) , † September 21, 1818 in Oldenburg ) was a German print shop owner and publisher . The Oldenburg printing and publishing house Gerhard Stalling is named after him.

Life

Stalling came from an old and widely ramified farming family from the Delmenhorster Geest . His parents were the small farmer Johann Heinrich Stalling (1717–1779) and his wife Anna. Bushman († 1800). He attended the village school and then acquired the necessary knowledge in self-study to become a school teacher in his place of birth in 1773. In 1781 he received the post of 2nd city school administrator in Oldenburg. In 1784 he received citizenship rights in Oldenburg. Through his father-in-law, the Oldenburg bookbinder Gerhard Joachim Strohm (* 1724), he came into contact with the printing industry. In 1789 he gave up the position of school owner and bought the business of the late book printer Johann Heinrich Thiele from his widow with the support of the sovereign. In order to continue the business, Stalling was accepted by the Buchdrucker-Gesellschaft in Leipzig on October 24, 1789 and was thereby recognized as a "real and true" member of the art of printing. Only with this privilege was he allowed to practice the printing trade. The government at the time attached great importance to having a printing company based in their own country and gave Stalling generous financial start-up support. In addition, the printing of the large editions of the new hymn book of 1791 enabled the establishment of a modern and rapidly expanding company.

In addition to the printing company, Stalling, as a typical founder personality with pronounced entrepreneurial thinking, ran a number of other companies, such as an innkeeper , real estate agent and retailer with an extensive range.

After 1800, however, he increasingly concentrated on expanding the printing works and the affiliated publishing house by initially adding a book and paper shop to the company. He also founded a paper mill in Aurich , which began production in 1807 and subsequently also developed very well. In 1818, however, the paper mill burned down.

In the same year, Stalling was injured by falling stones while renovating the print shop. He died as a result of this injury on September 21, 1818. The Stallings' grave is located in the Gertrudenfriedhof in Oldenburg.

family

Stalling married Margarethe Catharina Strohm (1755–1834) on May 6, 1783, the daughter of the Oldenburg bookbinder Gerhard Joachim Strohm (* 1724) and Maria Catharina geb. Logemann (* 1731). The couple had eleven children, only two of whom survived their father. The youngest son Johann Heinrich (1798-1882) took over the publishing house after the death of his father and the oldest brother Hermann Christian († 1829).

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SURNAME Stalling, Gerhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German print shop owner and publisher
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1757
PLACE OF BIRTH Bergedorf (Ganderkesee)
DATE OF DEATH September 21, 1818
Place of death Oldenburg