Johann Friedrich Steffenhagen
Johann Friedrich Steffen Hagen , Latvian Johans Fridrihs Štefenhāgens , (* 4. March 1744 on complaints , † January 29 . Jul / 10. February 1812 greg. In Mitau ) was a Baltic German printer. The printing company Johann Friedrich Steffenhagen und Sohn goes back to him .
Life
He was a barber and surgeon by profession. From 1762 Steffenhagen lived in Mitau . After a successful bloodletting, the Duke wanted to finance his training as a medical doctor, but he turned to printing. In 1769 he married Anna Maria Liedtke, the widow of the royal court book printer Christian Liedtke from Kurland . Steffenhagen received the printing house as a dowry and became the printer of the Duke of Courland and Semgallia with all the privileges of his predecessor.
In 1781 he received a diploma from the Königsberger Buchdrucker-Gesellschaft. From 1796 to 1812 Steffenhagen was a typographer for the government of the Courland Governorate .
literature
- Heinrich Schack-Steffenhagen: Steffenhagen and his house. Documents from the Steffenhagen archive. Mitau, 1912
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (Ed.): Entry on Johann Friedrich Steffenhagen. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
- Literature by and about Johann Friedrich Steffenhagen in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Individual evidence
- ^ Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Johann Friedrich Steffenhagen. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
- ↑ https://viaf.org/viaf/267182249/
- ↑ http://lgdb.lnb.lv/index/person/635/
- ↑ Baltic literatures in Goethe's time, p. 202 [1]
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steffenhagen, Johann Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Štefenhāgens, Johans Frīdrihs |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Baltic German printer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 4, 1744 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | on Rügen |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1812 |
| Place of death | Mitau |