Anna Magdalena Godiche née ''Høpfner'' (11 January 1721 – 22 February 1781) was a Danish book printer and publisher. She managed the biggest printing company in contemporary Denmark.
Biography
Anna Magdalena was born to judge Høpfner in
Haderslev
Haderslev (; german: Hadersleben ) is a Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark with a population of 22,011 (1 January 2022).Andreas Hartvig Godiche (1714-1769) of Copenhagen in 1736. He owned one of the biggest printing companies in Denmark and was one of those contributing to the expansion of book printing in Denmark in the mid 18th century.
She took over the company as a widow and managed it until her death. Her son was mentally unwell and was not able to manage it. She owned the monopoly of printing and publishing the sentences of the
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Johann Friedrich Struensee
Lensgreve Johann Friedrich Struensee (5 August 1737 – 28 April 1772) was a German-Danish physician, philosopher and statesman. He became royal physician to the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark and a minister in the Danish government. ...
and
Enevold Brandt
Count Enevold Brandt (1738 - 28 April 1772) was a Danish courtier.
Biography
Brandt was born in Copenhagen, and studied law at the University of Copenhagen. He became assistant judge of the Supreme Court of Copenhagen in 1764, royal chamberlai ...
, who were famously executed in 1772. She specialized in historical works, and printed
Andreas Bussæus
Andreas ( el, Ἀνδρέας) is a name usually given to males in Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Armenia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Finland, Flanders, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, the Netherlands, and Indonesia. The name ...
's ''Frederik 4.s Dagsregistre'' (1770),
Niels Krag
Niels Krag (1550-1602), was a Danish academic and diplomat.
Krag was a Doctor of Divinity, Professor at the University of Copenhagen, and historiographer Royal.
Mission to Scotland
In August 1589 the Danish council decided that Peder Munk, Breide ...
's ''Christian IIIs Historie'' (1776-79) and ''Historiske Efterretninger om velfortiente danske Adelsmænd'' (1777-79) by
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The Russian form of the name is ''Tikhon'' (Тихон).
People
Given name
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After her death, the business was inherited by her daughter
Elisabeth Christine Berling
Elisabeth Christine Berling (1744-1801) was a Danish businessperson.Gold, Carol, 1942- (2018). Women in business in early modern Copenhagen : 1740-1835. Museum Tusculanum. . OCLC 1038577313.
She was the daughter of the printer Andreas Hartvig God ...
, who already managed the printing business and brewery of her late spouse and therefore dissolved it.Harald Ilsøe (1992) ''Bogtrykkerne i København ca. 1600-1810, Det Kongelige Bibliotek'' (Museum Tusculanums Forlag) .
Anna Magdalena Godiche was the target of Ewald's well known
epigram
An epigram is a brief, interesting, memorable, and sometimes surprising or satirical statement. The word is derived from the Greek "inscription" from "to write on, to inscribe", and the literary device has been employed for over two mille ...
"Madame G."
See also
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List of women printers and publishers before 1800
The list of women printers and publishers before 1800 include women active as printers or publishers prior to the 19th century. Before the printing press was invented, books were made from pages written by scribes, and it could take up to a year ...