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Johann Friedrich Hartknoch

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German publisher (1740-1789)

GermanyLived 1740 to 1789 · aged 48
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Johann Friedrich Hartknoch was a Baltic German book publisher. He came from a poor family in Gołdap and took up work at the firm of a publisher and book trader while he was a student at the University of Königsberg. In 1762, he established his own business in Jelgava and soon afterwards moved to Riga.

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Silhouette depicting Johann Friedrich HartknochSilhouette depicting Johann Friedrich HartknochFirst edition of Immanuel Kant's seminal Critique of Pure Reason (1781), published by HartknochFirst edition of Immanuel Kant's seminal Critique of Pure Reason (1781), published by HartknochThe grave of Johann Friedrich Hartknoch in RigaThe grave of Johann Friedrich Hartknoch in Riga

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Germany
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deceased
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Lived 1740 to 1789 · aged 48
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