Karl Baedeker

Karl Baedeker

Karl Baedeker , 1801–59, German publisher, founder of the Baedeker guidebooks. His printing establishment was at Koblenz, but his son Fritz, who continued the business, moved it to Leipzig. Printed in several languages, the guidebooks provided valuable historical information and ran into many editions, especially for European countries. Although the firm's files were destroyed during World War II, the business was revived after the war by a great-grandson of Baedeker. In 1950 the firm began publishing automobile touring guides.

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Baedeker, Karl (1801–59), German publisher, who in 1827 started his own publishing firm in Koblenz. He is remembered chiefly for the series of guidebooks to which he gave his name and which are still published today.
In the Second World War, the name Baedeker raids was given to raids carried out by the Luftwaffe in April and May 1942 on places of cultural and historical importance in Britain.

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Baedeker, Karl (1801–59), editor and publisher of Essen, Germany, issued the famous guide-books in Koblenz; this was continued by his son, Fritz, who transferred the business to Leipzig.

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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Baedeker, Karl." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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