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Schwan may refer to: People * Christian Friedrich Schwan (1733–1815), German publisher * Gesine Schwan (born 1943), German professor * Haley Schwan, American ballet dancer * Heinrich Christian Schwan (1819–1905), German-American religious figure * Herman P. Schwan (1915–2005), German-American scientist * Ivyann Schwan (born 1983), American actress * Michael Schwan (born 1939), German Olympic rower * Severin Schwan (born 1967), Swiss businessman * Theodore Schwan (1841–1926), American military man Ships * Schwan (ship, 1932), ''Schwan'' (ship, 1932), a former car ferry on Lake Zurich, Switzerland * SS Schwan (1938), SS ''Schwan'' (1938), a German cargo ship in service 1938–39 * Schwan (ship, 1939), ''Schwan'' (ship, 1939), a former passenger ship on Lake Zurich, Switzerland * Schwan (ship, 1969), ''Schwan'' (ship, 1969), a car ferry on Lake Zurich, Switzerland Other uses * Schwan's Company, formerly the Schwan Food Company * Schwan Super Rink, an ice rink facility in Bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Friedrich Schwan
Christian Friedrich Schwan (12 December 1733, Prenzlau – 29 June 1815, Heidelberg) was a German publisher and bookseller. After studies of theology in Halle and Jena, he worked as a proofreader at the Academy in St. Petersburg. In 1762 he was a legal assistant in the regiment of Prince Georg von Holstein-Gottorp, later working in the Netherlands, where he published ''Anecdotes russes ou lettres d'un officier anglais''. In 1764 he started a weekly literary journal in Frankfurt am Main. In 1765 he became manager of a bookstore in Mannheim that was owned by his father-in-law. In Mannheim he established its "state theatre", and in doing so, played an active role in theatrical affairs. Schwan's bookstore and home were centers of literary life in Mannheim, where authors Lessing, Wieland, Herder, Goethe, Lenz, Schubart and Schiller were among the occasional visitors. In April 1785, Schiller made a proposal of marriage for Schwan's eldest daughter, Margarethe. To avoid the distrac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
