Heinrich August Pierer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German lexicographer and publisher
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Place of Birth: Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany
About Heinrich August Pierer
- Heinrich August Pierer (26 February 1794 in Altenburg – 12 May 1850, Altenburg) was a German lexicographer and publisher known particularly for his Universal-Lexikon der Vergangenheit und Gegenwart, a multi-volume encyclopedic dictionary first published in 1835–6.
- It went through a number of editions, both during his lifetime and later. He was the son of publisher Johann Friedrich Pierer (de) (1767–1832).
- He studied medicine at the University of Jena, afterwards being involved in the Napoleonic Wars.
- He fought in the Battle of Leipzig, being wounded at the storming of Wachau, and later participated in the Battle of Waterloo.
- Following the end of hostilities he worked as a schoolteacher in Posen, and in 1820 became a partner in his father's printing business, Pierer'sche Hofbuchdruckerei.
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