The Vossische Zeitung was a nationally known Berlin newspaper that represented the interests of the liberal middle class. It was also generally regarded as Germany's national newspaper of record. In the Berlin press it held a special role due to the fact that by way of its direct predecessors it was the oldest newspaper in the city. The name went back to Christian Friedrich Voss, who was its owner from 1751 to 1795, but Vossische Zeitung became its official name only after 1911. It ceased publication in 1934 under pressure from the Nazi state.
Title page from 22 March 1848, during the German revolutions of 1848–1849.
Printing house of Vossische Zeitung in Berlin, Breite Straße 8/9, year 1904
Satirical anti-Voss pamphlet. "Aunt Voss with a broom".
Title page from 2 August 1914, announcing mobilization for World War I.
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was a German philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic, and a representative of the Enlightenment era. His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the development of German literature. He is widely considered by theatre historians to be the first dramaturg in his role at Abel Seyler's Hamburg National Theatre.
Lessing, 1771
Eva Lessing
Home, Wolfenbüttel
Grave, Brunswick