Freiburg Charterhouse
Freiburg Charterhouse (''Kartause Freiburg'') is a former Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Freiburg Charterhouse was founded in 1345 or 1346 by Johannes Schnewlin (Snewelin, Snewlin), knight, ''Bürgermeister'' of Freiburg. It was dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, in honour of the Grande Chartreuse near Grenoble, and was known as ''Sankt Johannisberg'' or ''St. Johannes des Täufers Berg'' ("St John's Mount" or the "Mount of St. John the Baptist"). It was to begin with a very modest establishment of only two monks' cells, increased on the death of the founder in 1347 to five. The original endowment consisted of a piece of land on the Mussbach below Sankt Ottilien; later endowments made it possible to increase the number of cells to twelve. In the early 16th century, the premises were extended by the addition of the refectory and the church, which was constructed in the Gothic architecture, Late Gothic style ...
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Peter Mayer (1718-1800) 287
Peter Michael Mayer (28 March 1936 – 11 May 2018) was a United Kingdom, British-born United States, American Small press, independent publisher who was president of The Overlook Press, The Overlook Press/Peter Mayer Publishers, Inc., a Woodstock, New York–based publishing company he founded with his father in 1971. At the time of Overlook's founding, Mayer was head of Avon (publishers), Avon Books, a large New York, New York, New York–based paperback publisher. From 1978 to 1996, Mayer was CEO of Penguin Books, where he introduced a flexible style in editing, editorial, marketing, and production. During his tenure, he was credited with reviving the company into "the most formidable and admired publisher in the English language". Recently, Mayer financially revived both Ardis Publishers, Ardis, a publisher of Russian literature in English, and Gerald Duckworth and Company Ltd, Duckworth, an independent publishing house in the United Kingdom, UK. Early life and education ...
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