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Theodor Stroefer
Theodor Stroefer, or Ströfer (27 March 1843, in Bad Pyrmont – 9 July 1927, in Nuremberg) was a German publisher; specializing in illustrated books. Biography He learned the profession of publisher by working at in Munich. Then he was sent to New York City in 1866 to set up a commercial agency on Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway. There, he imported and exported pictures, creating illustrated books and albums from engravings and photographs. In 1871 he teamed up with Georg Kirchner, who had emigrated from Frankfurt an der Oder; starting a publishing firm called "Stroefer & Kirchner". In 1876, he returned to Germany and opened a branch office in Munich. One of his first projects was a new edition of ''Viola Tricolor'', a collection of art and poetry by Franz Graf von Pocci. The following year, their company split into two divisions, with Stroefer operating "Theo. Stroefer’s Kunstverlag", dealing exclusively with Europe, and Kirchner operating "Geo. Kirchner & Co.", for North Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Pyrmont
Bad Pyrmont (, also: ; West Low German: ) is a town in the district of Hamelin-Pyrmont, in Lower Saxony, Germany, with a population close to 19,000. It is located on the river Emmer, about west of the Weser. Bad Pyrmont is a popular spa resort that gained its reputation as a fashionable place for princely vacations in the 17th and 18th centuries. The town is also the center of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Germany. History Formerly called Pyrmont, it was the seat of a small county during much of the Middle Ages. The county gained its independence from the in 1194. Independence was maintained until the extinction of the comital line in 1494, when the county was inherited by the . In 1557, the county was inherited by Lippe, then by the County of Gleichen in 1583. In 1625, the county became part of the much larger County of Waldeck through inheritance. In 1668, the (Imperial Chamber Court) ruled against the Bishopric of Paderborn's claims that Pyrmont had been c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
