Joachim Lorenz Evers

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Joachim Lorenz Evers (born September 20, 1758 in Altona ; † November 10, 1807 there ) was a goldsmith , journalist , writer , publisher and theater director .

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The family background and the school education of Joachim Lorenz Evers are only insufficiently documented. Presumably he initially worked full-time as a "gold and silver worker" for a long time and only later turned to other activities on a larger scale. From the French Revolution he wrote political works: from 1793 to 1795 he wrote the history of the French state revolution in three volumes, from 1795 to 1800 he edited the Journal of the Latest World Events . The paper was considered to be one of the most radical writings in German-speaking countries with a democratic attitude that, according to the Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung of 1799, surpassed comparable French papers. Together with Heinrich Gottlieb Schmieder , Evers ran the Altona publishing company around 1800 .

From 1800 to 1802 Evers was director of the Hamburg company , for which he also wrote pieces. He invested a large part of his fortune for the National Theater, but was unsuccessful. Evers was considered an active Freemason, who entered the Lodge Ferdinand zum Felsen in 1790 and co-founded the Lodge Carl zum Felsen in Altona in 1796 .

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SURNAME Evers, Joachim Lorenz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Goldsmith, journalist, writer, publisher and theater director
DATE OF BIRTH September 20, 1758
PLACE OF BIRTH Altona
DATE OF DEATH November 10, 1807
Place of death Altona