Ludwig August Wollenweber
Ludwig August Wollenweber , also Louis August Wollenweber (* 1807 in Ixheim ; † 1888) was a German-American printer, newspaper publisher and correspondent.
Life
The father was a teacher, but died early, so that attending high school had to be given up early.
To secure his livelihood he learned the trade of book printer. He later worked for various publishers in Germany and Switzerland. At the age of 25 he worked at the Oggersheim tribune and took the opportunity to support the revolutionary movement under Siebenpfeiffer and Wirth . These were among the leading figures of the Hambach Festival in 1832. After the failure of the revolutionary movement, its initiators and supporters were persecuted, arrested and charged.
Wollenweber settled in America and began a professional career in Philadelphia . He got a job at the newspaper Die alten und die neue Welt , but in 1836 he switched to the newly founded German-language newspaper Der Beobachter am Delaware and finally founded the Philadelphia Democrat in 1839 after the observer's demise . He sold this in 1853 and then devoted himself to literature and became a correspondent for various European newspapers.
Appreciation
A street is named after him in his birthplace Ixheim.
Works
- 1880 Gila, the Indian girl
Individual evidence
- ↑ Die Rheinpfalz article by Josef Reich, 23 August 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wollenweber, Ludwig August |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wollenweber, Louis August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-American printer, newspaper publisher and correspondent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1807 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ixheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1888 |