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Samuel organ fire
Volume XII (1902) of the illustrated 18-volume edition of the encyclopedia (title page) published after Orgelbrands death

Samuel Orgelbrand (* 1810 in Warsaw , † November 16, 1868 in Warsaw) was a Polish publisher , bookseller and printer owner.

Life

Samuel Orgelbrand attended the State Rabbinical Seminary ( Rządowa Szkoła Rabinów ) in his hometown from 1826 to 1830 , but decided against a career as a rabbi. As a 19-year-old, he had already successfully published some translations of French novels popular at the time; the world of books fascinated him. After completing the seminar, he began to work as a printer and a publisher. In 1836 he opened a second-hand bookshop in Warsaw, and soon afterwards a bookstore. A bookbinding shop and a type foundry were added, as well as their own foundry, not least because Orgelbrand was not satisfied with the quality of the letters that had been delivered to him.

His greatest achievement was the first major encyclopedia in Polish , the Encyklopedia Powszechna ( Universal Encyclopedia ) , which appeared in 28 volumes from 1859 to 1868 . His aim was to create a work in Polish that was comparable to the large encyclopedias in German, English and French. Orgelbrand himself was not only the publisher, but also the editor who put the editorial staff together. Therefore, his encyclopedia was also known as the "Orgelbrands Enzyklopädie" ( S. Orgelbranda Encyklopedja powszechna ) and appeared in later editions under this title. His name had become a trademark.

In addition to Polish books, Orgelbrand also published books in Hebrew and Yiddish , including a 20-volume edition of the Babylonian Talmud that was published from 1860 to 1864 . It was a great success; Organ band sold 12,000 copies. The profit enabled him to keep up the large-scale project of the Encyklopedia Powszechna .

Samuel Orgelbrand is buried in the Jewish cemetery on ul. Okopowa in Warsaw. His tombstone recalls some of his life's achievements: “Bookseller, publisher of the first Polish encyclopedia, member of the board of the Warsaw synagogue parishes”.

His publishing house and printing house were continued after his death by his sons Hipolit (1843-1920) and Mieczysław (1847-1903) as Towarzystwa Akcyjnego odlewni czcionek i drukarni S. Orgelbranda synów .

Editions of the Encyclopedia Powszechna

  • First edition in 28 volumes, 1859–1868 (reprint: 1984–1985)
  • New edition in 12 volumes, 1872–1876
  • New edition in 12 volumes, 1877–1879
  • New edition in 12 volumes, 1883–1884
  • Illustrated edition in 18 volumes, 1898–1912

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Museum of the History of Polish Jews : Orgelbrand, Samuel ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on October 3, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sztetl.org.pl
  2. ↑ On the title pages of some editions you can also find the spellings Encyklopedyja powszechna and Encyklopedja powszechna .
  3. ^ Irena Treichel: Orgelbrand, Samuel . In: Polski słownik biograficzny , Vol. 24, Part 1, pp. 187–189.
  4. ↑ François Guesnet: Orgelbrand Family . In: Yidisher visnshaftlekher institut (YIVO): The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe (online), accessed on October 3, 2015 (English).

literature

  • Irena Treichel: Organ fire, Samuel . In: Polski słownik biograficzny , vol. 24, part 1, Wrocław / Warsaw / Kraków / Gdańsk 1979, pp. 187–189 (Polish).
  • Bogdan Klukowski: Samuel Orgelbrand - księgarz, wydawca, drukarz (Samuel Orgelbrand - bookseller, printer, publisher). In: Poradnik Bibliotekarza. Miesięcznik Stowarzyszenia Bibliotekarzy Polskich , ISSN  0032-4752 , vol. 2010, No. 12, pp. 3–6 (Polish).
  • Klaudia Kowalczyk: Księgarstwo warszawskie w drugiej połowie XIX wieku (Warsaw bookseller in the second half of the 19th century). Muzeum Historyczne m. st. Warszawy , Warsaw 2006, ISBN 83-88477-45-5 (Polish).

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personal data
SURNAME Organ fire, Samuel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish publisher
DATE OF BIRTH 1810
PLACE OF BIRTH Warsaw
DATE OF DEATH November 16, 1868
Place of death Warsaw