Johann Wendler
Johann Wendler (born October 23, 1713 in Nuremberg ; † October 14, 1799 in Leipzig ) was a German bookseller , publisher and donor .
Life
Johann Wendler was born the illegitimate son of the miller Hans Wendler and Margaretha Eichel, both from Röthenbach near Rückersdorf .
From 1743 to 1745 he was managing director of the Weidmannsche Buchhandlung in Leipzig and, after becoming a citizen of Leipzig in 1745, started his own business as a bookseller and publisher until he retired into private life in 1766. He was a leading importer of English fonts. A catalog from 1755 lists among the available titles, for example, Samuel Richardson's Grandison , which had appeared two years earlier, John Milton's classics Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained, and a ten-volume complete edition of the works of Alexander Pope . In 1756 Johann Wendler published the first edition of his Brittische Bibliothek , a review organ for English-language books, which appeared until 1767, and which in its last edition provided an overview of English books comprising more than 500 titles. From 1765 the offer of English lessons at the Leipzig University is occupied, the Nicolaischule followed in 1773; until then it was possible to acquire knowledge of English through private scholars, among others.
From the beginning he published the writings of the Enlightenmentist Christian Fürchtegott Gellert , which contributed to his rapid rise and wealth and to whom he erected Germany's first poet's monument in his private garden.
When he retired into private life in 1766, he sold his publishing and retail bookstore to Zacharias Remigius Fritsch (1737-1815).
Johann Wendler was buried in the old Johannisfriedhof in Leipzig. The incorrectly stated date of birth 23 October 1713 in Nuremberg on the monument was possibly intended to conceal its origin.
Foundations
In 1788 he donated 10,000 thalers to build a school for children of poor parents, which was named after him as Wendler's free school . Seven teachers were employed at the school, including Georg Friedrich Baumgärtel , who taught from 1799, and Ernst Anschütz , who taught history from 1799 to 1806.
Furthermore, in the 1790s he donated six scholarships for students born in Nuremberg, which were paid out until 1930. In 1794 he donated 1,800 Rhenish guilders , which enabled the construction of a school in Nuremberg- Gostenhof . He also donated 4,000 thalers to the widow's fund of the University of Leipzig , 3,000 thalers for the Vespers and 3,000 thalers for the alms fund.
Honors
On October 5, 1898, it was decided (proclamation and entry into force on November 10, 1898) to name a new street in the Leipzig district of Kleinzschocher "Wendlerstrasse" after him
Works (selection)
- Sedulius, Caelius; Ioannes Fridericus Gruner; Johann Wendler: Coelii Sedulii Mirabilium Divinorum Libri V Sive Carmen Paschale Item Hymni Duo . Lipsiae Wendler Leipzig 1747.
- Caius Suetonius Tranquillus; Johann August Ernesti; Wendler, Johann (Leipzig): Caius Svetonius Tranquillus . Lipsiae: apud Ioan. Wendlerum, 1748.
- Economic news . Leipzig by Johann Wendler 1749–1763.
- Germain François Poullain de Saint-Foix; Johann Elias Schlegel; Johann Wendler: The Lord of Saintfoix's Theatrical Works: Translated from the French (by Johann Elias Schlegel) . Leipzig Wendler 1750.
- Christian Fürchtegott Gellert; Friedrich Gotthold Jacobean; Johann Wendler: Fables and Stories . Leipzig Wendler Leipzig Jacobäus 1751.
- Christlieb Ehregott Gellert; Friedrich Christian, Elector of Saxony; CDR Lippert; Johann Christian Gottfried Fritzsch; Johann Wendler: The beginnings of metallurgical chemistry, formulated in a theoretical and practical part according to an order established in nature . Leipzig by Johann Wendler Leipzig 1751.
- Christian Fürchtegott Gellert; Johann Wendler: letters; along with a practical treatise on good taste in letters . Leipzig: by Johann Wendler, 1751.
- Robert Dodsley; Daniel Lescallier; Friedrich Gotthilf Freytag; Johann Wendler: The enthusiastic Bramine . Leipzig Wendler 1752.
- Aristophanes; Ludolph Küster; Joannes Augustus Ernesti; Johann Wendler: Aristophanus Nephelai = Aristophanis Nubes Cum Scholiis Antiqvis E Recens. L. Kusteri In Usum Lectionum Cum Praefatione Io. Augusti Ernestii In Qva Scholia Pluribus Locis Emendantur Illustrantur . Lipsiae Wendler Leipzig 1753.
- Jules-Bernhard von Rohr; Johann Wendler; Abraham Gotthelf Kästner: Julius Bernhards von Rohr Physical Library, in which the most distinguished writings, edited by A.-G. Kastner . Leipzig, Johann Wendler 1754.
- Adam Wilhelm Franzen; Johann Wendler: Thoughts on the falsehood in human life . Leipzig: by Johann Wendlern, 1754.
- Sebastiano Corradi; Wendler, Johann: Sebastiani Corradi Qvaestura partes duae quarum altera de Ciceronis vita et libris item de ceteris Ciceronibus agit altera Ciceronis libros permultis locis emendat numquam antea extra Italiam edita. Lipsiae: Apud Ioannem Wendlervm, 1754.
- Johann August Ernesti; Wendler, Johann: August 10th Ernesti Anti muratorius siue confutatio muratorianae disputationis de rebus_liturgicis ad Salomonem Deylingium_theologum primarium annisque et meritis venerandum . Lipsiae: apud Ioannem Wendlerum, 1755.
- Gottfried August Hoffmann; Johann Wendler: Gottfr. Aug. Hoffmann, IVL die Chymie for the use of the house, land and town host, the artist, manufacturer, fabricantens and craftsman price writing, which, in the economic news, receive the premium set on it; In addition to four toe copper plates . Leipzig Wendler Leipzig 1757.
- Martin Lipenius; Fridericus Gottlieb Struvius; Thank God August Jenichen; Wendler, Johann (Leipzig): Martini Lipenii bibliotheca realis ivridica . Lipsiae: apvd Ioannem Wendlervm, 1757.
- British library . Leipzig Wendler 1757
- James Thomson; Johann Heinrich Schlegel; Johann Wendler; Duke University. Library. Jantz Collection: Jakob Thomson's Sophonisba: a tragedy . Leipzig: Bey Johann Wendler, 1758.
- Wilhelm Abraham Teller; Johann Andreas Cramer; Johann Wendler: Wilhelm Abraham Teller's assessment of the first part of the Cramerican translation of the Psalms in two letters to the revered author . Leipzig Wendler 1760.
- Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn; Johann Wendler: Reflections on the Mahlerey . Leipzig: Bey Johann Wendlern, 1762.
- Karl Gottfried von Winkler; Johann Wendler: D. Carl Gottfried Wincklers, des Königl. Polish. and Churfl. Saxon. Schöppenstuhl in Leipzig and member of the council there, legal treatise on war damage to tenants and renters, to what extent the landlord is connected to their remuneration? explained with appended legal rulings and other enclosures . Leipzig Wendler Leipzig 1762.
- New economic news . Leipzig by Caspar Fritsch Leipzig by Johann Wendler 1763–1773.
- CF Gellert; Wendler, Johann (Leipzig): didactic poems and stories . Leipzig: by Johann Wendler, 1763.
- Christian Fürchtegott Gellert; Johann Wendler: Life of the Swedish Countess of G *** . Leipzig Wendler 1763.
- Christian Fürchtegott Gellert; Johann Wendler: CF Gellert's comedies . Leipzig: by Johann Wendler, 1763.
- Christian Fürchtegott Gellert; Johann Wendler: From the reasons of consolation against a sick life . Leipzig: by Johann Wendler, 1763.
- Wilhelm Abraham Teller; Johann Wendler: Wilhelm Abraham Tellers, the healed. Scripture Doctors, the divine truth professor, and general superintendent of Helmstädt, a short outline of the whole duty of a preacher in the presentation of religion . Leipzig Wendler 1763.
- Karl Ferdinand Hommel; Johann Wendler: Caroli Ferd. Hommelii jurisprudentia numismatibus illustrata: nec non sigillis gemmis aliisque picturis vetustis varie exornata: Libri duo . Lipsiae: Apud Ioannem Wendlerum, MDCCLXIII (1763)
- Johann Heinrich Lambert; Johann Wendler: New Organon or Thoughts on the Exploration and Designation of the True and its Differentiation from Error and Appearance . Leipzig Wendler Leipzig 1764.
- Christian Adolph Klotz; Karl Ferdinand Hommel; Johann Wendler: Christiani Adolphi Klotzii Auctarium jurisprudentiae numismaticae a Carolo Ferndinando Hommelio editae . Lipsiae: Apud Ioannem Wendlerum, MDCCLXV [1765].
- Christian Friedrich Heinicke; Johann Wendler: Victim of gratitude: congratulatory poem for Johann Wendler, bookseller in Leipzig, on his birthday 23 October 1791 . Leipzig Breitkopf 1791.
- The happy birthday: a congratulatory poem for Johann Wendler, bookseller in Leipzig, October 23, 1792 . Leipzig Klaubarth 1792.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Leipzig biography. Retrieved March 15, 2018 .
- ↑ Manfred H. Grieb: Nürnberger Künstlerlexikon: Fine artists, artisans, scholars, collectors, cultural workers and patrons from the 12th to the middle of the 20th century, p. 1653 . Walter de Gruyter, 2007, ISBN 978-3-11-091296-8 ( google.de [accessed on March 17, 2018]).
- ↑ New Rheinisches Conversations-Lexicon: or Encyclopedic Concise Dictionary for Educated Estates, p. 359 . Comptoir for art and literature, 1836 ( google.de [accessed on March 17, 2018]).
- ↑ Online version of Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained
- ↑ Jennifer Willenberg: Distribution and Translation of English Literature in Germany in the 18th Century, p. 111 . Walter de Gruyter, 2008, ISBN 978-3-598-44106-6 ( google.de [accessed on March 17, 2018]).
- ↑ Lore Knapp, Eike Kronshage: Britisch-deutscher Literaturtransfer 1756-1832, p. 27 . Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, 2016, ISBN 978-3-11-049814-1 ( google.de [accessed on March 17, 2018]).
- ^ Karl Christian Kanis Gretschel: History of the Saxon People and State, p. 283 . Orthaus, 1853 ( google.de [accessed on March 17, 2018]).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Wendler, Johann |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wendlerus, Johannes; Wendlerus, Joannes |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German bookseller, publisher and donor |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1713 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
DATE OF DEATH | October 14, 1799 |
Place of death | Leipzig |