Johann Samuel Ersch

Johann Samuel Ersch ( born June 23, 1766 Großglogau, Silesia, † January 16, 1828 in Halle ( Saale) ) was a professor and librarian at Halle.

Ersch founded with the Handbook of German literature since the mid-18th century, the German bibliography and gave together with Johann Gottfried Gruber the unfinished General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts in 167 books with over 78,000 pages out (Leipzig 1818-1889 ). The published volumes incremented, this issue would have at a regular completion includes nearly 300 volumes.

Works ( in chronological order )

  • Repertory of the general German journals and periodicals collections. 3 volumes, Lemgo 1790-1792
  • General Repertory of literature for the years 1785-1800, 8 volumes. Weimar 1793-1807 * General Literatur-Zeitung ( with Christian Gottfried Schütz ). Hall 1804-1849
  • Manual of the Kingdom of Westphalia: instruct them in the country and citizens, constitution, administration and external relations d State at all & its individual parts insonderheit; together with e d dir distinguished court and state officials; with e ct of d Ccb Westphalen. Hall: Hemmerde and Schwetschke 1808
  • Handbook of German literature since the mid 18th century ( as a publisher). 1812-1814
  • General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts ( with Johann Gottfried Gruber ), 167 volumes. Leipzig from 1818 to 1889. Digitalisat
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