Carl Schoenhof
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Carl Schoenhof was a bookseller and publisher in Boston
, Massachusetts
, in the 19th-century. He specialized in foreign books. Born in Carlsruhe
, Germany, he attended University of Heidelberg. He moved to the U. States around 1864. Shortly thereafter he worked for Boston publishers DeVries, Ibarra & Co., and took over the business in 1870. His business ventures included Schoenhof & Moeller (ca.1870-1878, with Fanny Moeller), Cupples & Schoenhof (ca.1891), and Schoenhof Book Co. (ca.1890s).
Henry James
approved of Schoenhof & Moeller, describing it in 1878 as "a vastly better shop than any of the kind in London." Around 1889, "Mr. Schoenhof [was] the general agent for the United States for Hachette & Co.'s (London and Paris) publications for the study of foreign languages ... [and] for Henry Holt & Co.'s (New York) publications. ... [He also sold] Steiger & Co.'s, Wm. R. Jenkins', Geo. R. Lockwood & Son's, MacMlllan's, Appleton's, Barnes' publications in foreign languages." Schoenhof's shop was located near the corner of Tremont
and Winter Street
s: at no.40 Winter St. (1875-1876), no.146 Tremont (1880-1881), no.144 Tremont (1887-1889), and no.128 Tremont (1902-1911). In 1893 he "sold out his interest to two of his employees, who continue[d] the business under the firm-name of Castor & Co."
Schoenhof's brother, Jacob Schoenhof, was an authority on economics, and served as U.S. consul to England during the Cleveland
administration.
Boston
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, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
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, in the 19th-century. He specialized in foreign books. Born in Carlsruhe
Karlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
, Germany, he attended University of Heidelberg. He moved to the U. States around 1864. Shortly thereafter he worked for Boston publishers DeVries, Ibarra & Co., and took over the business in 1870. His business ventures included Schoenhof & Moeller (ca.1870-1878, with Fanny Moeller), Cupples & Schoenhof (ca.1891), and Schoenhof Book Co. (ca.1890s).
Henry James
Henry James
Henry James, OM was an American-born writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. He was the son of Henry James, Sr., a clergyman, and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James....
approved of Schoenhof & Moeller, describing it in 1878 as "a vastly better shop than any of the kind in London." Around 1889, "Mr. Schoenhof [was] the general agent for the United States for Hachette & Co.'s (London and Paris) publications for the study of foreign languages ... [and] for Henry Holt & Co.'s (New York) publications. ... [He also sold] Steiger & Co.'s, Wm. R. Jenkins', Geo. R. Lockwood & Son's, MacMlllan's, Appleton's, Barnes' publications in foreign languages." Schoenhof's shop was located near the corner of Tremont
Tremont Street
Tremont Street is a major thoroughfare in Boston, Massachusetts.-Etymology:The name is a variation of one of the original appellations of the city, "Trimountaine," a reference to a hill that formerly had three peaks. Beacon Hill, with its single peak, is all that remains of the Trimountain...
and Winter Street
Winter Street (Boston)
Winter Street in Boston, Massachusetts is located between Tremont Street and Washington Street, near the Common. It is currently a pedestrian zone. Prior to 1708, it was called Blott's Lane and then Bannister's Lane.-See also:* Downtown Crossing...
s: at no.40 Winter St. (1875-1876), no.146 Tremont (1880-1881), no.144 Tremont (1887-1889), and no.128 Tremont (1902-1911). In 1893 he "sold out his interest to two of his employees, who continue[d] the business under the firm-name of Castor & Co."
Schoenhof's brother, Jacob Schoenhof, was an authority on economics, and served as U.S. consul to England during the Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents...
administration.
Published by Schoenhof & Moeller
- Racine. Esther-Athalie. 1873 Google books
Published by Carl Schoenhof
- Karl Julius Ploetz, J.Noeroth. Easy and practical French grammar, 17th ed. 1880. Google books
- Jean de La Fontaine. Fables. London and Paris: Hachette; Boston: Schoenhof, 1886 Google books
- Wilhelm Bernhardt. German-English vocabulary to both volumes of "Deutsches Sprach- und Lesebuch." 1887. Google books
- Wilhelm Bernhardt, ed. Freudvoll und Leidvoll: short stories by such noted writers of our day as Emil Peschkau, Ernst von Wildenbruch, Heinrich Seidel, Rudolf Baumbach, Helene Stökl, and Helene von Götzendorff-Grabowski, 3rd ed. 1894 Google books
Published by Cupples & Schoenhof
- Edwy Wells Foster. Man: the story of his advent, life and development in the earth world and his continued life and progression in the spirit world, with a description in allegory of his principal aids and counsellors. 1900. Google books