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August Schumann

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August Schumann.
House of Schumann in Zwickau

Friedrich August Gottlob Schumann (March 2, 1773 – August 10, 1826) was a German bookseller and publisher. His best-known work is the 18-volume Lexicon of Saxony, which was completed after his death by Albert Schiffner [de]. He wrote Junker Kurt von Krötenstein's verliebte Heldenfahrt (Lord Kurt von Krötenstein's Hero's Journey of Love) under the pen name of Legaillard.[citation needed]

Schumann was born on 2 March 1773, as the oldest of 6 siblings to the couple Johann Friedrich Schumann and Christiane Magdalena Bohme. The family worked as a pastor in Endschutz, and had little money around, due to this August Schumann was unable to achieve higher education.[1]

He was the father of the composer Robert Schumann.

References

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  1. ^ Peter F. Ostwald (1985). Schumann. Northeastern University Press. ISBN 9781555530143.