Ferdinand Dümmler (publisher)
Ferdinand Dümmler | |
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| Born | Template:Birth date near Kölleda, Germany |
| Died | March 15, 1846 (aged 68) |
| Occupation(s) | Publisher, bookseller |
| Known for | Founder of Ferd. Dümmlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung; publishing E. T. A. Hoffmann's The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr |
Ferdinand Dümmler (23 October 1777 – 15 March 1846) was a notable German publisher and bookseller.
Life
Dümmler was born near Kölleda and began his apprenticeship as a bookseller in Leipzig in 1792. By 1798, he had joined the Berlin branch of , where he formed a friendship with . In 1804, he assumed the role of managing director and became a silent partner at in Göttingen. During the War of the Sixth Coalition, he enlisted in the Lützow Free Corps and was taken prisoner in 1813, remaining captive until April 1814.
On January 1, 1815, Dümmler took over the publishing house originally established by Julius Eduard Hitzig in 1808, operating under the name "Ferd. Dümmlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung". That same year, he married Caroline Friederike Reinhardt, thereby connecting himself to the family of Georg Andreas Reimer. Together they had seven children, one of whom was the historian Ernst Ludwig Dümmler. His publishing activities were varied; among his significant publications was E. T. A. Hoffmann's The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr (1819). Additionally, he focused on areas such as comparative linguistics, issuing works affiliated with the Prussian Academy of Sciences.
Beginning in 1821, Dümmler held several terms as deputy city councilor and subsequently served as an unpaid city councilor in Berlin until his passing in 1846.
In 1916, Antonio Lehmann (1871–1941) moved the business to Kaiserstrasse in Bonn, renaming it "Ferd. Dümmlers Verlag". The company adopted a logo created by in 1949 and was eventually acquired by in Cologne in 1999.