The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Meyer, Joseph

MEYER, Joseph, German publisher: b. Gotha, 9 May 1796; d. 27 June 1856. He organised various industrial under takings, founded a publishing, business at Gotha, which soon attained large proportions, was removed by him to Hildburghausen (1828), and in 1874 was transferred to Leipzig. The best known of his publications is the &lsquo;Meyers Konversations-lexikon,&rsquo; the rival of Brockbaus in the encyclopædia field, which has been brought down to date by constant revisions and supplements. He published also a series of the German Classics, a &lsquo;Historical Library,&rsquo; and a &lsquo;Library of Natural Philosophy.&rsquo;