Ferdinand Schöningh

Ferdinand Schöningh was a German bookseller and publisher.

Life

His father was Henricus Jacobus Schöningh was Amtmann of Amt Meppen, His mother was Josephine Coppenrath was daughter of German bookseller and publisher Joseph Heinrich Coppenrath in Münster.
Ferdinand Schönigh found German publishing company Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh in Paderborn.
Works of writers of his publishing company were Joseph von Eichendorff, Ferdinand Freiligrath or Friedrich Wilhelm Grimme and Friedrich Wilhelm Weber. Works by Luise Hensel, for example Müde bin ich, geh zur Ruh or of Antonie Jüngst were published by his company in Paderborn.
In 1848, Ferdinand Schönigh found weekly newspaper Westfälisches Kirchenblatt für Katholiken. In 1849, he found daily newspaper Westfälisches Volksblatt.
In 1864 Schönigh was member of Soeseter Conferencen in Soest, where the German politicial party Zemtrum was started.
Ferdinand Schönigh married Sophie Overweg from Soest. Together they had four children: Maria, Ferdinand, Anna und Joseph. His son Ferdinand became later publisher and bookseller of his company.in Paderborn.