Wilhelm Graff

Wilhelm Graff (* before 1867 in Braunschweig ; † after 1874 there) was a German bookseller and publisher .

Life

William Graff opened on 10 April of the year 1867 Antiquarian bookstore William Graff in Kannengießer road no. 16 in Braunschweig and made the announcement with the following ad text.

"I hereby have the honor to give you the sincere notification that, after I have obtained a concession, I will open an antiquarian bookstore under my name Wilhelm Graff in the local area, my home town."

- Wilhelm Graff : History of the Graff bookshop

Wilhelm Graff had traveled extensively before this point in time, so he had a great longing for distant countries and cultures. This was reflected in the assortment of the new bookstore, so that mainly dictionaries, school books and atlases were available. These works, which he offered to the schools in Braunschweig, were characterized by their particularly high quality and durability.

Graff & Müller

A. Graff bookstore - owner Paul Graff

In 1868 Wilhelm Graff found a partner in Theodor Müller, whereupon the name of the bookstore was changed to "Graff & Müller". The new company quickly developed into an assortment and art bookstore and also operated as a publisher, e.g. B. the novellas by Wolfgang Robert Griepenkerl (1868). The publication The Braunschweiger Committee of the Social Democratic Workers' Party in Lötzen and before the court of the Social Democrat Wilhelm Bracke was also published there in 1872. When Theodor Müller soon received an inheritance, he withdrew from the business.

Thereupon Agnes Graff, nee Gollmart, brought in her fortune in 1874 and took over the management of the company. This led to a move to Neue Straße 23, because larger premises were available there. The company name, initially Graff & Müller, was later changed to A. Graff.

Wilhelm Graff's health deteriorated noticeably. Therefore, a new partner or successor was sought. Adolf Just , who was training to be an assistant in the company, appeared to be a suitable partner; he turned out to be an able businessman. Furthermore, Paul Graff was withdrawn from school at this time. By then he had attended the Martino-Katharineum and instead began training as a bookseller. When Adolf Just also fell ill in 1896, Paul Graff took over management at the age of 26.

The company operated under the name A. Graff until 1990, after which it was renamed Buchhandlung Graff and has since been managed by the brothers Thomas and Joachim Wrensch.

Web links

Homepage on graff.de
History on graff.de
Joachim Wrensch: A region has been reading - for 150 years - anchored in the region as a competitive advantage: the Graff bookstore. (PDF; 4.1 MB) on sbk-bs.de, p. 24.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d story on graff.de, accessed on February 19, 2013.
^ Wolfgang Robert Griepenkerl: Novellas. OCLC 603841799 .
^ Wilhelm Bracke: The Brunswick Committee of the Social Democratic Workers' Party in Lötzen and before the court. OCLC 7034381 .
^ Graff & Müller, owner of bookseller Wilhelm Graff. (Neue Straße 23) from appelhans-verlag.de (Karl and Wilhelm, Volume III. P. 95.), accessed on February 19, 2013.
↑ Listing your business in German National Library GND 6145873-9

personal data
SURNAME	Graff, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German bookseller and publisher
DATE OF BIRTH	before 1867
PLACE OF BIRTH	Braunschweig
DATE OF DEATH	after 1874
Place of death	Braunschweig

[History-1] story on graff.de, accessed on February 19, 2013.

[2] Wolfgang Robert Griepenkerl: Novellas. OCLC 603841799 .

[3] Wilhelm Bracke: The Brunswick Committee of the Social Democratic Workers' Party in Lötzen and before the court. OCLC 7034381 .

[4] Graff & Müller, owner of bookseller Wilhelm Graff. (Neue Straße 23) from appelhans-verlag.de (Karl and Wilhelm, Volume III. P. 95.), accessed on February 19, 2013.

[5] Listing your business in German National Library GND 6145873-9