Wilhelm Heinrich Meyer

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Wilhelm Heinrich Meyer (born May 11, 1834 in Greifswald , † June 29, 1896 in Stettin ) was a German businessman . He also worked as a city ​​councilor and published on the past and present of Szczecin.

Life

Wilhelm Heinrich Meyer was born the son of a grocer in Greifswald . He worked as a merchant in Stettin , in 1864 he became a member of the Stettin Merchants' Corporation .

In 1868 Meyer married Marie Hessenland , a daughter of the Stettin print shop owner and publisher Franz Hessenland, who died in 1866 . Since then Meyer has worked for the F. Hessenland publishing and printing business, of which his wife was co-owner. He was also a member of the supervisory board of several stock corporations. After the death of his wife in 1894, the share in the company F. Hessenland passed to him.

Meyer was an unpaid councilor for the city of Szczecin. He was also interested in the history of Pomerania , especially the history of the city of Szczecin . He was a board member of the Society for Pomeranian History and Archeology and Treasurer of the Pomeranian Art Association . He published on the past and present of Szczecin.

After his death, his son Franz Joachim Meyer (* 1880; † 1925) joined the F. Hessenland company as a co-owner .

Fonts

  • History of the book printing and publishing business of F. Hessenland in Stettin from 1577 to 1877. F. Hessenland, Stettin 1877.
  • Guide through Szczecin for foreigners and locals . 1885.
  • Szczecin in old and new times. F. Hessenland, Stettin 1887.
  • Stettin's Actien companies. F. Hessenland, Stettin 1889.

literature

Footnotes

  1. ^ Rudolf Schmidt : German booksellers. German book printer. Volume 3. Berlin, Eberswalde 1905, pp. 436-440 ( online ).
personal data
SURNAME Meyer, Wilhelm Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German businessman and author
DATE OF BIRTH May 11, 1834
PLACE OF BIRTH Greifswald
DATE OF DEATH June 29, 1896
Place of death Szczecin