Karl Baedecker
by Joshua Tobler
Karl Baedekerer
Karl Baedeker, a German publsiher, was brn on Novembter 4, 1801 in Essen, Germany. He began his early years were working in a publishing company, currently ran by his great-grandson. After completing his time at the publishing company, he started publishin guidebooks like, "Great Britian" and "London and its Environs"