Rudolph Ackermann

Rudolph Ackermann ( born April 20, 1764 in Stollberg, Electorate of Saxony, † March 30, 1834 in London ) was a German - British bookseller, lithographer, publisher and entrepreneur.

Life

Originally after attending the Latin school as his father saddlery and wagon builder in various German cities, in Paris and in London, in 1795 he opened a print shop and a school of drawing in the British capital. Since 1817, he completed his Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashion images produced by his lithography press. Well-known artists such as Thomas Rowlandson were regularly involved in these issues. From 1825 he was popular annuals, starting with Forget- me-not, out. He also presented various issues with landscapes on, including Microcosm of London (1808 - 1810, 3 volumes), Westminster Abbey (1812, 2 volumes), The Rhine (1820 ), The World in Miniature ( 1821-1826, 43 volumes).

Ackermann was also active as an inventor. So he announced in 1801 a patent for a method to have been impervious to water through the paper and materials, and built to manufacture its own factory in Chelsea. His factory buildings were progressively illuminated with gas.

In 1817 he left for himself and Lankensperger invented by Georg Ackermann steering axle steering Lankensperger patent ( Ackermann control).

After the Battle of Leipzig in 1813 Ackermann took advantage of his fame and influence and collected in England almost £ 250,000 for German needy.

Ackermann motivated his nephew Wilhelm Heinrich Ackermann adopting a tutor item for young Englishmen, so this felt later appointed as a teacher and a leading German teacher was.

In Stollberg a street is named after Rudolph Ackermann.