Johann Friedrich Junius
Johann Friedrich Junius (* 1725 in Leipzig ; † November 3, 1794 ibid) was a German bookseller and publisher as well as heir, feudal lord and court lord on Wehlitz .
Life
Junius attended an apprenticeship with the bookseller Philipp Erasmus Reich, who was a staunch opponent of the widespread reprinting of other books.
At the end of 1763 he bought the bookstore in Leipzig, which had been known for many years under the name of Johann Friedrich Lanckischens Erben , and published numerous contemporary works for them. He developed his bookstore into one of the leading German publishers of the Enlightenment and rose to financial wealth. As early as 1764, together with 13 other booksellers, he campaigned for the abolition of the book fair in Frankfurt am Main . In 1765 he joined the bookstore company that opposed pirated prints.
On February 19, 1783, he bought Christian Gottfried Winckler's manor at Schkeuditz , Wehlitz with the striking baroque gate tower, and thereby became a civil heir, court and feudal lord for the Wehlitz estate.
Published works (selection)
- Thomas Wither's [...] treatise on the narrow-chestedness and the healing powers of zinc flowers [...] , Johann Friedrich Junius, Leipzig 1787 (digitized version)
- Detailed description of basket beekeeping in the Saxon Chur district, its duration and its use, without artificial propagation according to the principles of natural history and based on our own long experience. With coppers , Johann Friedrich Junius, Leipzig 1788 ( books.google.de )
- D. Silvester Mahon's doctor for the fair sex , Johann Friedrich Junius, Leipzig 1790 (digitized version)
family
Johann Friedrich Junius was the son of the Leipzig mathematics professor Ulrich Junius . In 1774 he married Christiane Henriette Kaulfuss (1747 - after 1815). The marriage remained childless. His funeral took place in Leipzig on November 7, 1794.
Web links
- History of the manor Wehlitz (near Leipzig)
- Entry about the Wehlitz estate archive in the Saxony-Anhalt state archive in the archive portal with a detailed history of the filing authorities
literature
- Hildegard Kuhn: Valuable old portraits in private ownership in Celle. A gift as thanks for keeping in trust . In: Celler Chronik 7 (1996), ISSN 0177-719X , pp. 131-149, here pp. 137 f.
- Mark Lehmstedt: Junius'sche Buchhandlung . In: Helmut Bähring , Kurt Rüddiger (Hrsg.): Lexikon Buchstadt Leipzig. From the beginning up to 1990 , Tauchaer Verlag, Taucha 2008, ISBN 978-3-937386-14-0 , p. 142.
Individual evidence
- ^ Written certificate from the sub- correspondence clerk Johann Christoph Hermann, Leipzig, December 24, 1794.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Junius, Johann Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German bookseller, publisher and manor owner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1725 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 3, 1794 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |