Historical reference: Do not rely on this information. It is very old. About this collection
Campe, Joachim Heinrich, author, was born in 1746 at Deensen, in Brunswick. In 1777 he was appointed director of the Educational Institute in Dessau, and thereafter set up an educational establishment of his own at Trittow, near Hamburg, At Brunswick he also established a thriving publishing business. He himself wrote many educational works and books for youths. He died in 1818.