Name

Karl Christoph Traugott Tauchnitz

Original name

Main activity

Printer

Secondary activity

Bookseller

Title

Name variations

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Education place

Leipzig

Education institution

Activity place

Leipzig

Activity institution

Activity start date

1796

Activity end date

1836

Place of birth

Grosspardau

Date of birth

1761

Place of death

Leipzig

Date of death

1836

Bibliographical references

Descriptive card

Carl Christoph Traugott Tauchnitz (1761-1836) was a German printer and bookseller. He started with a small printing business and then opened a bookstore. In 1800, he also opened a type foundry. His business, Karl Tauchnitz, became one of the largest establishments of its kind in Germany.

Entry author

Gyöngyi Oroszi