Gleditsch was born in Eschendorf, near Pirna, on 15 August 1653, son of pastor Georg Gleditsch (1615–65) and his wife Catherine (née Nikolai, 1624–1671). After his father died when he was young, he attended the Thomas School in Leipzig. For financial reasons, he began to work for Elert Schumacher, a bookseller in Wittenberg, working as an assistant there until 1680. In 1681 he joined the publishing business of the late John Frederick Fritsch, whose widow Catarina Margaretha he married in November 1681. In the following years he developed the already prestigious company into a prominent scientific publisher, famous mainly for the publication in Leipzig of the Acta Eruditorum. He brought out the first issue of this work in cooperation with the great Erben publishing house in 1682.
Independent publisher
At the end of 1693 Gledistch handed the business over to his stepson, Thomas Fritsch, and founded his own publishing bookshop. Within a few years this enterprise became important as well, excelling in lavish publications. These included the main history of the Reformation, Seckendorff's Commentarius de Lutheranismo, Ziegler's Schauplatz und Labyrinth, Lohenstein's Arminius and the major biblical and theological works of Johann Tarnow (Tarnovius), Salomo Glassius, Benedikt Carpzov der Jüngere and Valerius Herberger.
Gledistch and his brother Johann Ludwig, stepfather of Moritz Georg Weidmann, persuaded the leading Dutch booksellers to send their works to the Leipzig fair instead of to Frankfurt, a major breakthrough for the book trade in the city.[1] In addition to the great authors, Gleditsch achieved success in the two key growth sectors of the book market of the early 18th Century: encyclopedias and journals. He published John Huebner's Reale Staats-und Zeitungs-Lexicon (States and places lexicon) (1704), which with a supplementary volume published in 1712 became the indispensable reference when reading to the newspapers. It allowed people to look up places and countries that were named without explanation in the papers, as was the convention of the day.
From the encyclopedias of Gottlieb Siegmund Corvinus (alias Amaranthe), he compiled the Woman's Lexicon (1715). Among the journals he published Acta Eruditorum in Latin, supplemented in 1712 by the German Acta Eruditorum, from which the leading review of historical writings developed. Gleditsch's companies created their synergy effects. Books published by the Gledisch were often discussed and promoted by his journals.
^Allen Kent, Harold Lancour, William Z. Nasri, Jay Elwood Daily (1968). Encyclopedia of library and information science, Volume 23. M. Dekker. p. 456.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Further reading
Benjamin Wedel, Geheime Nachrichten und Briefe von Herrn Menantes Leben und Schriften. (Cöln: Oelscher, 1731)
Johann Goldfriedrich: Geschichte des Deutschen Buchhandels, 2. Bd. (1648-1740)
Ernst Kelchner (1879). "Gleditsch, Johann Friedrich". Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Vol. 9. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot.
Adalbert J. Brauer (1964). "Gleditsch, Johann Friedrich". Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Vol. 6. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot.
Ersch / Gruber. Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste.
August 24, 2023
johann, friedrich, gleditsch, august, 1653, march, 1716, major, book, publisher, late, 17th, early, 18th, centuries, title, page, leipzig, publication, acta, eruditorum, contents, early, career, independent, publisher, references, further, readingearly, career. Johann Friedrich Gleditsch 15 August 1653 26 March 1716 was a major book publisher in the late 17th and early 18th centuries Title page of Johann Friedrich Gleditsch s Leipzig publication Acta Eruditorum Contents 1 Early career 2 Independent publisher 3 References 4 Further readingEarly career EditGleditsch was born in Eschendorf near Pirna on 15 August 1653 son of pastor Georg Gleditsch 1615 65 and his wife Catherine nee Nikolai 1624 1671 After his father died when he was young he attended the Thomas School in Leipzig For financial reasons he began to work for Elert Schumacher a bookseller in Wittenberg working as an assistant there until 1680 In 1681 he joined the publishing business of the late John Frederick Fritsch whose widow Catarina Margaretha he married in November 1681 In the following years he developed the already prestigious company into a prominent scientific publisher famous mainly for the publication in Leipzig of the Acta Eruditorum He brought out the first issue of this work in cooperation with the great Erben publishing house in 1682 Independent publisher EditAt the end of 1693 Gledistch handed the business over to his stepson Thomas Fritsch and founded his own publishing bookshop Within a few years this enterprise became important as well excelling in lavish publications These included the main history of the Reformation Seckendorff s Commentarius de Lutheranismo Ziegler s Schauplatz und Labyrinth Lohenstein s Arminius and the major biblical and theological works of Johann Tarnow Tarnovius Salomo Glassius Benedikt Carpzov der Jungere and Valerius Herberger Gledistch and his brother Johann Ludwig stepfather of Moritz Georg Weidmann persuaded the leading Dutch booksellers to send their works to the Leipzig fair instead of to Frankfurt a major breakthrough for the book trade in the city 1 In addition to the great authors Gleditsch achieved success in the two key growth sectors of the book market of the early 18th Century encyclopedias and journals He published John Huebner s Reale Staats und Zeitungs Lexicon States and places lexicon 1704 which with a supplementary volume published in 1712 became the indispensable reference when reading to the newspapers It allowed people to look up places and countries that were named without explanation in the papers as was the convention of the day From the encyclopedias of Gottlieb Siegmund Corvinus alias Amaranthe he compiled the Woman s Lexicon 1715 Among the journals he published Acta Eruditorum in Latin supplemented in 1712 by the German Acta Eruditorum from which the leading review of historical writings developed Gleditsch s companies created their synergy effects Books published by the Gledisch were often discussed and promoted by his journals Gleditsch died aged 62 in Leipzig References Edit Allen Kent Harold Lancour William Z Nasri Jay Elwood Daily 1968 Encyclopedia of library and information science Volume 23 M Dekker p 456 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Further reading EditBenjamin Wedel Geheime Nachrichten und Briefe von Herrn Menantes Leben und Schriften Coln Oelscher 1731 Johann Goldfriedrich Geschichte des Deutschen Buchhandels 2 Bd 1648 1740 Ernst Kelchner 1879 Gleditsch Johann Friedrich Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie ADB Vol 9 Leipzig Duncker amp Humblot Adalbert J Brauer 1964 Gleditsch Johann Friedrich Neue Deutsche Biographie NDB Vol 6 Berlin Duncker amp Humblot Ersch Gruber Allgemeine Encyclopadie der Wissenschaften und Kunste Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johann Friedrich Gleditsch amp oldid 912793948, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
