Heinrich August Ottokar Reichard

Portrait of H.A.O. Reichard

Heinrich August Ottokar Reichard (1751-1828) was a German author and theatre director. He was born in Gotha. ^[1]

Works

• Handbuch für Reisende aus allen Ständen [Handbook for Travelers of all Ranks] (in German). Leipzig: Weygand. 1784.

• Guide des voyageurs en Europe (in French). Weimar: Bureau d'Industrie. 1793.^[2]
  • 2nd ed., 1802
  • 3rd ed., 1805 (3 vol.)
  • 5th ed., 1807
  • 6th ed., 1810
  • 7th ed., 1812
  • Guide des voyageurs en Europe (in French) (8th ed.). Paris. 1816-1818. + via HathiTrust
    • vol. 1: (part 1) Îles Britanniques, Danemarck, Suède et Russie; (part 2) Pays-Bas, Allemagne
    • vol. 2: France part 1, part 2
    • vol. 3: Suisse
    • vol. 4: (part 3) Italie, Hongrie, Turquie, Espagne et Portugal
  • 9th ed., 1819-1821^[3]
  • 11th ed., 1824

Translations of Reichard's work

• Reichard (1816), An Itinerary of France and Belgium, London: Samuel Leigh, Translated from the French + index

References

1. Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie 1888.
2. "Literary Intelligence: Geography", Analytical Review (London), October 1794
3. "Naissance du guide de voyage moderne au XIXe siècle", Horizons du voyage : écrire et rêver l'univers (in French) (Clermont-Ferrand: Centre de Recherche sur la Littérature des Voyages), 2001

Bibliography

• "Heinrich August Ottokar Reichard", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), 1888

External links

• WorldCat
• "Heinrich Reichard (1751-1828)", Dictionnaire des journalistes (1600-1789) (in French) (Lyon: Institut des Sciences de l'Homme)