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Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus
1772May, 4

Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus

Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher (d. 1823)
Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus (4 May 1772 – 20 August 1823) was a German encyclopedia publisher and editor, famed for publishing the Conversations-Lexikon, which is now published as the Brockhaus encyclopedia.

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Events on 1772

  • 9Jun

    Gaspee Affair

    The British schooner Gaspee is burned in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
  • 21Aug

    Swedish Constitution of 1772

    King Gustav III completes his coup d'état by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot.