Hermann Boehlau
Hermann Böhlau (born September 7, 1826 in Halle (Saale) ; † April 1, 1900 in Weimar ) was a publisher and court printer in Weimar.
He founded the Böhlau publishing house , which published among many other works by Goethe's collected works in 143 volumes (the so-called Weimar Edition or Sophien Edition , so named after the patroness of this book project, Grand Duchess Sophie von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach ). Böhlau was a member of the Weimar Masonic lodge “ Anna Amalia zu den Drei Rosen ”.
He was married to Therese, geb. Clay. The daughter Helene Böhlau became a writer. When she married the already married scholar Friedrich Arnd in 1886 and therefore converted to Islam , Hermann forbade her to stay at the house. He met her again, but he never lived to see her later fame.
Hermann Böhlau was close friends with Julius Appelius , then President of the Regional Court and President of the State Parliament of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach , and he was the godfather of his first son.
See also
This section in the article on Sophie von Oranien-Nassau: Sophie and the written Goethe estate
Web links
- Literature by and about Hermann Böhlau in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Böhlau, Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German publisher bookseller |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 7, 1826 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halle (Saale) |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 1900 |
| Place of death | Weimar |