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11-456: Brockhaus may refer to: Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus (1772–1823), German encyclopedia publisher and editor F.A. Brockhaus AG , his publishing firm Brockhaus Enzyklopädie , an encyclopedia published by the firm 27765 Brockhaus , an asteroid named for him Hermann Brockhaus (1806–1877), German orientalist See also [ edit ] Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary ,

22-554: A Russian-language encyclopedia Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Brockhaus . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brockhaus&oldid=706549949 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists German-language surnames Hidden categories: Short description

33-746: A large printing-house. Among the more extensive of his many literary undertakings were the critical periodicals — Hermes , the Literarisches Konversationsblatt (afterwards the Blätter für literarische Unterhaltung ) and the Zeitgenossen , and some large historical and bibliographical works, such as Friedrich Ludwig Georg von Raumer 's Geschichte der Hohenstaufen , and Friedrich Adolf Ebert 's Allgemeines bibliographisches Lexikon . Brockhaus died in Leipzig . The business

44-636: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus Brockhaus was educated at the gymnasium of his native Dortmund , and from 1788 to 1793 served an apprenticeship in a mercantile house at Düsseldorf . He then devoted two years at the University of Leipzig to the study of modern languages and literature, after which he set up in Dortmund an emporium for English goods. In 1801, he transferred this business to Arnheim , and in

55-650: The Allgemeines bibliographisches Lexikon , the first volume of which appeared in 1821 and the second in 1830. This was the first work of the kind produced in Germany, and the most scientific published anywhere. From 1823 to 1825, Ebert was librarian to the Duke of Brunswick at Wolfenbüttel. He returned to Dresden in 1827 and was made chief librarian of the Dresden Royal library. Among his other works are: Ebert

66-546: The bankrupt Conversations-Lexikon , an encyclopedia started in 1796, and in 1810-1811 he completed the first edition of this celebrated work. It was widely imitated as a model for encyclopedias, and is still published today, known as the Brockhaus Encyclopedia . A second edition under Brockhaus's editorship was begun in 1812, and was received with universal favour. His business extended rapidly, and in 1818 Brockhaus moved to Leipzig , where he established

77-415: The following year to Amsterdam . In 1805, having given up his first line of trade, Brockhaus began business as a publisher. Two journals projected by him were not allowed by the government to survive for any length of time, and in 1810 the complications in the affairs of Holland induced him to return homewards. In 1811 he settled at Altenburg . About three years previously he had purchased the copyright of

88-532: The son of a Lutheran pastor. At the age of fifteen, Friedrich was appointed to a subordinate post in the municipal library of Leipzig. He studied theology for a short time at Leipzig, and afterwards philology at Wittenberg, where he received a PhD in 1812. While still a student in 1811, he had already published a work on public libraries. In 1812, he published another work entitled Hierarchiae in religionem ac literas commoda , which roughly translates to "Hierarchy in religion and letters advantages." In 1813, he

99-592: Was attached to the Leipzig University library , and in 1814 was appointed secretary to the Royal Library of Dresden . The same year, he published F. Taubmanns Leben und Verdienste and in 1819 Torquato Tasso , a translation from Pierre Louis Ginguené with annotations. The rich resources open to him in the Dresden library enabled him to undertake the work on which his reputation chiefly rests,

110-499: Was carried on by his sons, Friedrich Brockhaus (1800–1865), who retired in 1850, and Heinrich Brockhaus (1804–1874), under whom it was considerably extended. Heinrich especially rendered great services to literature and science, which the University of Jena recognized by making him, in 1858, honorary Doctor of Philosophy . In the years 1842–1848, Heinrich Brockhaus was member of the Saxon second chamber, as representative for Leipzig,

121-422: Was made honorary citizen of that city in 1872, and died there on 15 November 1874. His firm continues under the name F. A. Brockhaus AG in his honor. He is also the eponym of 27765 Brockhaus , a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1991. Friedrich Adolf Ebert Friedrich Adolf Ebert (July 9, 1791 – November 13, 1834) was a German bibliographer and librarian. Ebert was born at Taucha , near Leipzig ,

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