Wilhelm von Braumüller

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Wilhelm von Braumüller, lithograph by Josef Kriehuber , 1838

Wilhelm Ritter von Braumüller (born March 19, 1807 in Zillbach near Meiningen , Thuringia , † July 25, 1884 in Vienna ) was a German-Austrian bookseller and publisher .

biography

In May 1783 Johann Georg Ritter von Mösle zu Vienna founded a bookstore for legal and political science publishers, the latter being increased in 1789 by purchasing the company Joh. G. Weigand (existing since around 1740) and in 1816 that of Andreas Gaßler. Under the heirs of Mösles the company changed to R. von Mösles Wwe .; In 1836 Wilhelm Braumüller and LW Seidel joined the same company as partners, and accordingly the company became R. v. Mösles Wwe. & Braumüller changed. Wilhelm Braumüller, son of a pastor in Zillbach near Meiningen, was born on March 19, 1807 and learned the book trade from 1821 to 1826 in the Baereckesche Hofbuchhandlung in Eisenach, and then went to Gerold in Vienna until he became self-employed. Seidel and Braumüller had managed the bookstore until 1840, in the same year they bought it and continued it under the name of "Braumüller & Seidel" in order to expand their publishing activities to other scientific fields, namely medicine. On September 2, 1848, the company was dissolved and the sole proprietorship Wilhelm Braumüller was founded, which now developed a lively activity in all areas.

Exceptional care was taken in the typographical furnishing of all works, and this played a major role in winning over a large number of literary notabilities from both local and many non-Austrian universities and technical colleges for the publishing house. It is a recognized merit of the publishing company that the prejudice weighing down on the Austrian book trade, which until not long ago even Austrian writers who believed they had to publish their works abroad, was caught up in, has been resolved, and by the change in these circumstances to have contributed to the greater independence of the Austrian book trade.

If the entire publishing house gives eloquent testimony to the constant and zealous efforts of the company to devote all its energies to the promotion of intellectual life and the sciences, even with a fleeting overview, the many extensive literary undertakings and lavishly stocked, costly works of art, such as the one in the The pursuit of this one lofty goal has never spared effort and sacrifice.

In the publisher's catalog we find mining and metallurgy, chemistry and pharmacy, geography, history, statistics, commercial studies, art and music, agriculture and forestry (in 1885 the largest part of this department went to P. Parey in Berlin), mathematical sciences, military science , Natural sciences, pedagogy, philosophy, law and Political science, fine sciences, linguistics and literary history, technology, Protestant, Catholic and Israelite theology, veterinary science and, finally, medicine are particularly well represented. The publisher's catalog from 1879 already showed 1050 works in 1425 volumes. Of course, only the most important things can be emphasized from this large mass, we call:

The works of the famous ophthalmologist v. Arlt and Donders , Becker's Atlas of the pathological topography of the eye (1874-78), Böhl's theological writings, Bolzano's collected writings 12 volumes (1882), Braumüller's bathing library (up to now 111 volumes), Eitelberger's collected art-historical writings, Heitzmann's anatomy of man ( 8th ed. 1896), as well as Hyrtl's anatomy (20th ed. 1889). The writings of Auspitz, Bamberger, Bing, Braun, von Brücke , Dittrich, Exner, Fick, Fuchs, Hochenegg, Kaposi, Königstein, Langer, Meynert, Neumann, Neusser, Ortner, Politzer, Rokitansky , Schenk, Schnitzler, Schrötter, Späth, Stellweg, Stricker, Türk, Ultzmann, Zuckerkandl, Wölfler, all authorities in medicine. Sciences; Klopp's history of the house of Stuart (1875–1888), Miklosichs comparative grammar of the Slavic languages ​​(4 vols. 1875–1883) and its other linguistic. Working, Krists Naturlehre, Mussafias Italy. Linguistics, Roskovany's Catholic theol. Works (Ordinary prices around 700 Mk., 1847–1890), Sacken's studies on the Ambras collection (1859–75 around 300 Mk.), Oesterreichische Weisthümer, Werner's Scholastik of the later Middle Ages and many others. He published a number of journals, of which we cite: Archive for Dermatology and Syphilis (c. 1869), quarterly for scientific. Veterinary science (since 1851), yearbook for balneology (1871–1881), Austria. Pediatric Yearbook (1870–1877), Medical Yearbooks (1871–1885), etc. Braumüller's rich activity was fully recognized; After he was appointed court and university bookseller in 1848, later an honorary doctorate from the University of Würzburg , he was ennobled in 1871, his chest was adorned with medals of merit from all over the world.

After Braumüller's death on July 25, 1884, the company passed to his son of the same name, Wilhelm Ritter von Braumüller (* February 19, 1838 † December 30, 1889).

In 1966 Braumüllergasse in Vienna- Hernals was named after him.

The publishing house Braumüller exists in a changed company form and with different owners until today.

literature

personal data
SURNAME Braumüller, Wilhelm von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Braumüller, Wilhelm Ritter von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Austrian bookseller and publisher
DATE OF BIRTH March 19, 1807
PLACE OF BIRTH Zillbach near Eisenach , Thuringia
DATE OF DEATH July 25, 1884
Place of death Vienna