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  1. Baedeker, Karl Baedekernoun

    German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859)

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  1. Karl Baedeker

    Karl Ludwig Johannes Baedeker ( BAY-dik-ər, German: [ˈbɛːdəkɐ]; 3 November 1801 – 4 October 1859) was a German publisher whose company, Baedeker, set the standard for authoritative guidebooks for tourists. Karl Baedeker was descended from a long line of printers, booksellers and publishers. He was the eldest of ten children of Gottschalk Diederich Bädeker (1778–1841), who had inherited the publishing house founded by his own father, Zacharias Gerhard Bädeker (1750–1800). The company also published the local newspaper, the Essendische Zeitung, and the family expected that Karl, too, would eventually join the firm. Karl changed the spelling of the family name from Bädeker with the umlaut to Baedeker around 1850.

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  1. karl baedeker

    Karl Baedeker (1801–1859) was a German publisher and author, most known for founding the publishing company, Verlag Karl Baedeker, which set the standard for authoritative guidebooks for tourists. The travel guides, often simply referred to as "Baedekers," are renowned for their detailed descriptions, accuracy, and cultural insights into the areas being covered, making them indispensable resource for travelers.

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  1. Karl Baedeker

    Karl Ludwig Johannes Baedeker, known universally as Karl Baedeker, was a German publisher whose company Baedeker set the standard for authoritative guidebooks for tourists. Karl Baedeker was descended from a long line of printers, booksellers and publishers. He was the eldest of ten children of Gottschalk Diederich Bädeker, who had inherited the publishing house founded by his own father, Zacharias Gerhard Bädeker. The company also published the local newspaper, the Essendische Zeitung, and the family expected that Karl, too, would eventually join the firm. Karl changed the spelling of the family name from Bädeker with the umlaut to Baedeker around 1850.

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  1. Karl Baedeker

    One of the most versatile men who ever lived. Childhood and old age unknown. Formed an ambition to travel when quite young. First visited Switzerland, where he climbed every peak, walked every path, hired every guide, and did everything a tourist should so. His field of travel widened until every country in Europe was visited, as well as the United States, Canada, Alaska, and Mexico. In these lands he slept in every hotel, ate every dish in every restaurant, drank every wine, rode on every boat, tramway, subway, and train; visited every ruin, museum, art gallery, church, store; mastered every language, science, art, literature, custom, history, and drew maps and plans of everything. Publications: Baedekers. Recreation: Staying at home. Ambition: Tourists. Residence: Germany.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Karl Baedeker in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Karl Baedeker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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