Ulrich Wettstein

Published by Wettstein in 1674: Dietrich Buxtehudes Mit Fried und Freud

Ulrich Wettstein also Ulricus Wet (t) steinius († 1676 in Lübeck ) was a German printer and publisher.

Life

Nothing is known about Wettstein's early life. He was a citizen of Lübeck and owned a house on Hundestrasse .

1662 he received from Duke Christian Ludwig a privilege to open a printing office on the Domhof in Ratzeburg . He was given rooms free of charge in one of the chapter houses belonging to the cathedral; In return he undertook to print the official announcements of the Principality of Ratzeburg free of charge when the paper was provided . On March 25, 1663 he appointed Niclas Nissen to his factor in Ratzeburg; In 1667 he took over the Ratzeburg workshop himself until his death in 1688. His widow Katharina Elisabeth ran it until 1691.

Wettstein remained active in Lübeck as a printer, bookkeeper and publisher.

Since June 2, 1663 he was with Gertrud, geb. Volck, the daughter of a Lübeck bookkeeper and publisher, married. She continued the business until 1678.

literature

• Martin Fischer-Hübner: The print shop on the cathedral courtyard in Ratzeburg. In: Lauenburgische Heimat 5 (1929), pp. 23-27
• Christoph Reske: The book printers of the 16th and 17th centuries in the German-speaking area: based on the work of the same name by Josef Benzing. (Contributions to books and libraries 51 ISSN  0408-8107 ), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz 2007 ISBN 9783447054508 p. 777

Web links

• Publications by and about Ulrich Wettstein in VD 17 .