Henning Grosse

This article is about the publisher Henning Große. For the legal scholar see Henning Grosse .

Henning Grosse , Henning Grosse (the elder) and also Henning Grosse (born August 14, 1553 in Halberstadt ; † November 10, 1621 in Leipzig ) was one of the most important booksellers and publishers of his time in Leipzig. He created the first catalog for the Leipzig Fair .

Live and act

Henning Große was sent to Braunschweig as a pupil to be taught by the " vir literatissimus ", principal of the city school, Matthias Bergius (1536–1592). Then he began an apprenticeship with the respected bookseller Konrad König in Leipzig. After completing his apprenticeship, he quickly rose to the position of authorized representative and took over the book trade in 1577 . This remained in the family's possession for 182 years and was taken over in 1759 by the publisher and bookseller Philipp Erasmus Reich , the manager of the Weidmann bookstore .

In 1590, Henning Große was also elected councilor . However, he had given up this office a short time later because he was not ready to sign the visitation articles of 1592 during the time of cryptocalvinism .

From 1580 he also worked as a publisher and in 1585 he published the first book mass catalog : Catalogus novus omnium librorum quinundinis autumnalibus Francofurti ad moenum et Lipsiae Anno XCIIII ... , also called " Catalogus Universalis ", which was published regularly until 1860.

In 1600 he published the Elenchus , a summary of the new publications from 1593-1599, which from then on remained in the exclusive distribution of the Große'schen Verlag until 1759. From then on, Groß was considered the "forefather" of the Leipzig book trade, the roots of the Leipzig Book Fair . He also made numerous book foundations, which mainly benefited spiritual institutions.

In autumn 1621 he was elected mayor of the city of Leipzig, but could no longer take up the post due to a serious illness from which he died a few days later. Henning Große was married twice and had three daughters and four sons, with three of his sons also earning a good reputation as booksellers and publishers.

literature

• Adalbert Brauer:  Grosse, Henning. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1966, ISBN 3-428-00188-5 , p. 147 f. ( Digitized version ).
• Adalbert Brauer: Henning Große, the "first" bookseller in Leipzig and his importance for the German book trade. In: Alfred G. Świerk (Ed.): Contributions to the history of the book and its function in society. Anton Hiersemann Verlag, Stuttgart 1974, ISBN 3-7772-7412-7 , pp. 34-43.
• Friedrich Kapp : History of the German book trade. Volume 1, Verlag des Börsenverein der Deutschen Buchhandels, Leipzig 1886, p. 159 f. ( Digitized version ).
• Rudolf Schmidt : German bookseller. German book printer. Volume 2, Verlag der Buchdruckerei Franz Weber, Berlin / Eberswalde 1903, p. 337 f. ( online ).
• Vincentius Schmuck : LeichPrigt about the word S. Pauli / I consider it that this time suffering etc. Rome. 8. At the request of the former Ehrnvesten and Wolwise Herr Henning Grosse, the parent, senior bookkeeper and trader in Leipzig. Who fell asleep blissfully in the Lord on November 10th, 1621 / and was buried on earth on the 15th of the same Christian wise and at the popular gathering. Leipzig 1621 ( online )

Web links

• Publications by and about Henning Große in VD 17 .