He was the son of master tailor Johann Valentin Vieweg (d. 1785), who later owned a starch factory. After cancelling an apprenticeship in Magdeburg, a chance acquaintance with Friedrich Nicolai led him to become a bookseller in the Halle Orphanage bookstore. His experience there led to a position as an assistant at the Bohn Bookstore in Hamburg. It was there he met the publisher Joachim Heinrich Campe and his daughter Charlotte, who would become Vieweg's wife.[1]
In 1784, he moved to Berlin to look after the Mylius Bookstore, whose owner was ill. After the owner's death in 1786, Vieweg founded his own publishing business. His first success was an edition of Goethe's lyrical epic Hermann and Dorothea. In October 1795, he married Charlotte Campe.
Duke Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand wanted to establish a Book Fair and make Braunschweig the center of the German bookselling trade. At the Duke's request, Vieweg moved there in 1799 and was presented with some land and a dilapidated theater where he could set up his operations.
After the expulsion of the Duke by the Napoleonic Army, Vieweg came under suspicion because of his close association with him. As a result, he turned away from publishing to operate a type foundry and a playing card factory.
When sovereignty was restored in 1815, he became involved in politics and public works administration, serving for some time as a city councillor. In 1824, a planned patriotic weekly called the "Braunschweigische Hauschronik" failed to materialize. From 1826 to 1828, he produced the "Mitternachtblatt für gebildete Stände" (Evening Journal for Educated Readers) in cooperation with Adolf Müllner but, due to some disagreements, it was sold to Niedmann’s Verlag in Wolfenbüttel.[1]
Upon his death in 1835, his publishing company passed to his eldest son, Eduard Vieweg. In 1837, his younger son Friedrich Vieweg Jr. (1808–1888) founded his own publishing company in Paris and one of his daughters, Blanca, married the publisher Georg Westermann.
friedrich, vieweg, johann, german, ˈfiːveːk, march, 1761, december, 1835, german, publisher, founder, vieweg, verlag, born11, march, 1761halle, saaledied25, december, 1835, 1835, aged, braunschweigoccupationpublisher, contents, early, life, work, braunschweig,. Johann Friedrich Vieweg German ˈfiːveːk 11 March 1761 25 December 1835 was a German publisher and the founder of Vieweg Verlag 1 Friedrich ViewegBorn11 March 1761Halle an der SaaleDied25 December 1835 1835 12 26 aged 74 BraunschweigOccupationPublisher Contents 1 Early life 2 Work in Braunschweig 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editHe was the son of master tailor Johann Valentin Vieweg d 1785 who later owned a starch factory After cancelling an apprenticeship in Magdeburg a chance acquaintance with Friedrich Nicolai led him to become a bookseller in the Halle Orphanage bookstore His experience there led to a position as an assistant at the Bohn Bookstore in Hamburg It was there he met the publisher Joachim Heinrich Campe and his daughter Charlotte who would become Vieweg s wife 1 In 1784 he moved to Berlin to look after the Mylius Bookstore whose owner was ill After the owner s death in 1786 Vieweg founded his own publishing business His first success was an edition of Goethe s lyrical epic Hermann and Dorothea In October 1795 he married Charlotte Campe Work in Braunschweig edit nbsp The restored Vieweg Haus now home to the Braunschweigische LandesmuseumDuke Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand wanted to establish a Book Fair and make Braunschweig the center of the German bookselling trade At the Duke s request Vieweg moved there in 1799 and was presented with some land and a dilapidated theater where he could set up his operations After the expulsion of the Duke by the Napoleonic Army Vieweg came under suspicion because of his close association with him As a result he turned away from publishing to operate a type foundry and a playing card factory When sovereignty was restored in 1815 he became involved in politics and public works administration serving for some time as a city councillor In 1824 a planned patriotic weekly called the Braunschweigische Hauschronik failed to materialize From 1826 to 1828 he produced the Mitternachtblatt fur gebildete Stande Evening Journal for Educated Readers in cooperation with Adolf Mullner but due to some disagreements it was sold to Niedmann s Verlag in Wolfenbuttel 1 Upon his death in 1835 his publishing company passed to his eldest son Eduard Vieweg In 1837 his younger son Friedrich Vieweg Jr 1808 1888 founded his own publishing company in Paris and one of his daughters Blanca married the publisher Georg Westermann References edit a b c Paul Zimmermann 1895 Vieweg Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie in German vol 39 Leipzig Duncker amp Humblot pp 689 693External links editBraunschweig University Library Vieweg Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Friedrich Vieweg amp oldid 989676208, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
