Albert Cammermeyer
Albert Cammermeyer (27 December 1838 – 18 February 1893) was a Norwegian bookseller and publisher. He was a pioneer in Norwegian publishing and founder of Alb. Cammermeyers bokhandel og forlag (now Cappelen Damm).
Frederik Albert Cammermeyer was born in Innvik (now Stryn), in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. He eventually moved to Christiania, and opened his own bookstore in 1867, later expanding into book publishing as well. In 1869, his enterprise became a supplier to the Parliamentary library. He chaired the Norwegian Booksellers Association from 1886 to 1891. [1]He succeeded Magnus Feilberg, who had been one of the founders of the Association in 1851.[2]
The bookstore and publishing house were sold in separate transactions to three of Cammermeyer's associates in 1888 and 1890 respectively. In 1965 the bookstore Cammermeyer founded was merged into the Norwegian bookstore chain, Tanum.
Today the publishing enterprise founded by Albert Cammermeyer is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Norwegian publishing company Cappelen Damm which was formed when the publishers JW Cappelen Publishing Co. and NW Damm & Søn AS in 2007. [1] [3]
References
- 1 2 "Cammermeyer, Albert". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.
- ↑ "Feilberg, Magnus Wogelius". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.
- ↑ The History of Tanum (Cappelen Damm AS)