Herrmann Julius Meyer

Herrmann Julius Meyer (April 4, 1826 – March 12, 1909) was a German publisher born in Gotha. He was the son of publisher Joseph Meyer (1796-1856).[1]

After his father's death in 1856, Herrmann Meyer took charge of Bibliographisches Institut, a publishing firm in Hildburghausen.[1] In 1874 he moved the headquarters to Leipzig, and in 1884 handed over the business[1] to his sons, Arndt (1859-1920) and Hans (1858-1929), the latter renowned for his ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro.

In 1888 he established Stiftung zur Erbauung billiger Wohnungen, an association for the construction of inexpensive housing for working-class people in Leipzig.[1] In 1900 the project had achieved foundation status, and by 1914 there were four "residential colonies" with a total of around 2700 homes in the districts of Lindenau, Eutritzsch, Reudnitz and Kleinzschocher.[2]

References

  • This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
  1. ^ a b c d André Loh-Kliesch. "Meyer, Herrmann". leipzig-lexikon.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  2. ^ Anne-Katrin Schultz (2015-06-01). "Die Meyerschen Häuser". landschaften-in-deutschland.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-09-01.
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