Samuel Orgelbrand was one of the most prominent Polish-Jewish printers

Printer (publisher)

In publishing, printers are both companies providing printing services and individuals who directly operate printing presses. With the invention of the moveable type printing press by Johannes Gutenberg around 1450, printing—and printers—proliferated throughout Europe.Today, printers are found...

 and publishers of the 19th century. The person to discover the works of Józef Ignacy Kraszewski

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski was a Polish writer, historian and journalist who produced more than 200 novels and 150 novellas, short stories, and art reviews He is best known for his epic series on the history of Poland, comprising twenty-nine novels in seventy-nine parts.As a novelist writing about...

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The monumental work - publishing

Publishing

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 the encyclopedia

In period of 1859-1868 he was also the initiator, organizer and publisher of the "Encyklopedia Powszechna" authored by team of 181 Polish scientists (see: :pl:Encyklopedia Orgelbranda), the first true modern Polish language encyclopedia (example volume: "Encyklopedyja powszechna", vol. 20).

The work was continued by his sons.

Biography

Samuel Orgelbrand was born in 1810 in Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

. In 1829 he published his first book, a translation of a work by Thomas Campbell. In 1836 he opened his bookstore. In 1840, a library.

External links

• Samuel Orgelbrand "S. Orgelbranda Encyklopedja powszechna z ilustracjami i mapami." vol. 1-18, Warszawa, 1898-1912, (DjVu
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