Ludwig Munzinger
Ludwig Munzinger | |
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| Born | 28 August 1877 Sarrebourg, Germany |
| Died | 15 November 1957 (aged 80) |
| Children | Ludwig Munzinger Jr. |
Ludwig Munzinger (28 August 1877 – 15 November 1957) was the founder of the German encyclopedia Munzinger-Archiv.[1] Following his death, his son Ludwig Munzinger Jr. took over the running of the organization.[2]
Life
After attending secondary school in Strasbourg and Wissembourg, Munzinger studied law in Würzburg at the request of his family, although he had actually wanted to become an officer. In 1897, like many members of the Munzinger family, he joined a Corps, affiliating with Corps Rhenania Würzburg, as had his grandfather Ludwig Munzinger, district court president in Landau and Strasbourg,[3] and his father Ludwig Munzinger.[4] After the death of his father in 1897, Munzinger entered the Imperial German Army in 1898 and became a lieutenant in a Jäger battalion stationed in the Alsatian city of Colmar in 1899. After two and a half years, he left the military and began studying law in Munich and Heidelberg. In 1901, he received a doctorate in law (Dr. iur.) from Heidelberg and later also earned a doctorate in philosophy (Dr. phil.). From 1903 to 1907, Munzinger was a member of the editorial staff of the Allgemeine Zeitung in Munich, where he eventually served as deputy editor-in-chief.
On 17 March 1913, Ludwig Munzinger published the first issue of the Archiv für publizistische Arbeit in Berlin[5] — later known as the Munzinger Archive.[6][7] After his death, management of the Munzinger Archive was taken over by his son, Ludwig Munzinger Jr..
In 1930, he moved with his family to Dresden (Loschwitz), the hometown of his wife Cora.[8] After the bombing of Dresden in February 1945 and the resulting destruction of parts of the publishing house, the Munzinger family fled to Ravensburg, where the company was rebuilt.[6]
References
- ↑ "Struggling to survive the digital wave". Emirates-business.ae. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ "Munzinger-Archiv-Verleger Ludwig Munzinger ist tot". 11 April 2012 – via www.spiegel.de.
- ↑ Kösener Korpslisten 1910, 209, 68.
- ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1960, 143, 400.
- ↑ Archiv für publizistische Arbeit. Zettelarchiv für politische, wirtschaftliche und soziale Zeitfragen. Allgemeines Redaktionsarchiv (Anzeige): Daily overview from the 18 November 1921, p. 2 (Online at ANNO)
- 1 2 "About us – Munzinger-Archiv GmbH" (in German). Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ↑ Willi Winkler (11 April 2012). "Personen-Archiv - Publisher Ludwig Munzinger has died" (in German). Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ↑ Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten, 24 February 2011, p. 9.