Johann Peter Schulze

Johann Peter Schulze (born January 9, 1768 in Teschendorf near Wittingen , † November 14, 1827 in Oldenburg ) was a German bookseller and publisher .

Life

Schulze was born as the son of the school teacher Heinrich Joachim Schulze, attended the Ernestinum Celle and then studied theology and philology at the University of Göttingen . After completing his studies, he initially took a position as a private tutor and then worked for three years as a pastor's assistant near Bremen . Through the mediation of a childhood friend he got the position of educator of a young nobleman in Oldenburg in the mid-1790s, which he quickly gave up. He then stayed in Oldenburg and worked again as a tutor. He quickly made contact with the small spiritual leadership group of the royal seat and belonged to the wider circle around Gerhard Anton von Halem , was a member of the “Human Society” (1796) and the “Club” (1799) and also joined the Masonic lodge Zum Goldenen Hirsch at (1802). At Halem's suggestion, Schulze opened a bookstore in September 1800, to which he also joined a printing company in 1803. This establishment of the Schulzesche Buchhandlung und Buchdruckerei was facilitated by Duke Peter I by granting an interest-free start-up loan, which changed the name to Schulzesche Hofbuchdruckerei and Verlagbuchhandlung . Although the company met the needs of the Oldenburg educated class and opened up convenient publication opportunities for them, the company's economic situation was evidently not favorable for years. As early as 1806 Schulze had to apply for a new loan from the Oldenburg Chamber of Commerce and the company remained completely closed during the Oldenburg French era . After the Duke's return, Schulze reopened his business - between 1800 and 1827 he published around 85 titles and the three magazines Irene , Germania and the Oldenburgische Zeitschrift.

family

Schulze married Johanna Magdalena geb. Meineke (1801–1886), the daughter of the Ronneburg governor Peter Meineke. The couple had a son, who died young, and two daughters. After Schulze's early death, on July 13, 1830, his widow married Johann Wilhelm Berndt (1808–1877), who worked as an assistant in the printing works, and under whose management the business flourished.

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• Is the reunification of the main Christian parties necessary for the good of Christianity and what would be the consequences? In addition to a few "words to defend the belief in an advancing enlightenment and morality of humanity". Oldenburg, 1809. (published anonymously)

literature

• Hans Friedl: Schulze, Johann Peter. In: Hans Friedl u. a. (Ed.): Biographical manual for the history of the state of Oldenburg . Edited on behalf of the Oldenburg landscape. Isensee, Oldenburg 1992, ISBN 3-89442-135-5 , p. 655 f. ( online ).