Michael Meder
Michael Meder (born September 19, 1614 in Ulm , † 1690 in Stralsund ) was a German printer and publisher .
Life
Michael Meder came from a family of printers in Ulm. His father Johann Meder († July 17, 1623) from Lauingen (Danube) was named as Ulm council printer from 1611. His mother Ursula, b. Lichtenburger, came from Alsace .
Michael Meder entered the service of Joachim Fueß (1577–1634) in Rostock and after his death he took over the printing company there by marrying his widow. In 1637 he moved the printing works to Stralsund. In 1678 his workshop burned down during the siege of the city by Elector Friedrich Wilhelm . Meder was able to rebuild his office and became the most important book printer in the first half of Stralsund's book printing history.
Meder's son-in-law Johann Ernst Ebeling , who worked for some time in Meder's office, printed the first newspapers in Stralsund in 1686/87.
The youngest son Andreas Meder was killed in the siege of Stralsund in 1715 . After that, the offical went into the hands of the previous assistant Georg Christian Schindler .
literature
- Rudolf Schmidt : German bookseller. German book printer . Volume 4, Berlin / Eberswalde 1907, pp. 664-666.
Web links
- Consortium of European Research Libraries : Michael Meder Catalog of Works
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meder, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German printer and publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1614 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ulm |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1690 |
| Place of death | Stralsund |