Rudolf Rohrer (publisher, 1864)

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Rudolf Rohrer , also: Rudolf von Rohrer (born November 1, 1864 in Brno ; † January 4, 1913 there ), was an Austrian publisher.

Life

The son of the print shop owner and publisher Rudolf Maria von Rohrer worked with him in the family business from 1887. At that time the publishing house was bought by Friedrich Irrgang and in 1905 a new building was built for the print shop. Rudolf Rohrer led the Monotype - setting machine into Austria-Hungary.

Rudolf Rohrer married Margarethe Krackhardt. The marriage had five children, two sons and three daughters. According to the obituary, Rudolf Rohrer died surprisingly at the age of 49 and was buried in the family grave in the Brno Central Cemetery.

The second son Friedrich, born in 1895 - whose older brother Rudolf only lived until 1917 - later continued the company; but he was also a well-known athlete and represented Czechoslovakia in international tennis tournaments . In the time of the Third Reich he was considered a "quarter Jew". Numerous files are still available on a request for equality that he submitted during this time, including a letter in which the regional director of the Reich Chamber of Literature claimed that Friedrich von Rohrer “never paid special attention to his publishing house”; the work was in the hands of his wife and employee Dr. Erwin Richter located. Rohrer is a member of the Reichsschrifttumskammer and is therefore not prevented from working as a cultural worker. What apparently caused more concern to the National Socialists was the fact that Friedrich Rohrer had also appeared in international sports competitions and apparently could have counted on a certain amount of support from sports circles if he had been banned from starting. However, by August 1943, this problem appeared to have been resolved simply by the passage of time. In another file it was stated: “Rohrer is legally entitled to start. Since Rohrer is already 50 years old, he will [...] hardly start again in the future. "

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Carl Zuckmayer, Gottfried Bermann Fischer: Correspondence: letters 1935-1977 . Wallstein Verlag, 2004, ISBN 978-3-89244-627-9 , p. 73.
  2. ^ The German-language press: A biographical-bibliographical handbook . Walter de Gruyter, January 1, 2005, ISBN 978-3-11-096157-7 , p. 882.
  3. ↑ Obituary
  4. ^ Letter from the head of the Reichsschrifttumskammer, dated December 11, 1942
  5. ^ Letter from an SS-Obersturmbannführer dated August 5, 1943 ; evidently Rohrer's age was generously rounded.
personal data
SURNAME Rohrer, Rudolf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rohrer, Rudolf von; Rohrer, Rudolf Maria Eduard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian publisher
DATE OF BIRTH November 1, 1864
PLACE OF BIRTH Brno
DATE OF DEATH January 4, 1913
Place of death Brno