Karl Baedeker died, the "Pall Mall Gazette" described a Baedeker guidebook as being "singularly accurate", and in the English version of Jacques Offenbach's musical "La Vie parisienne" this memorable lyric rings out: "Kings and governments may err / But never Mr. Baedeker." Towards the end of his life, Baedeker told friends that he regretted not having accomplished more in his life and wondered whether his work would survive. Little did he know that the name Baedeker would one day become a synonym for a travel guide, whatever its provenance, and that Verlag Karl Baedeker, which still exists and continues to bear his
Karl Kübel Foundation for Children and Families Karl Kübel Foundation for Children and Families The Karl Kübel Foundation for Child and Family is a legal foundation founded in 1972 by Karl Kübel, based in Bensheim, South-East of Germany. The foundation was founded in 1972 by the entrepreneur Karl Kübel, who contributed the proceeds of his "3K-Möbelwerke" sold in 1973 and most of his private assets to the foundation. In addition to the income from the foundation, third-party funding and donations form the basis for the foundation work. Together with partners, the Karl Kübel Foundation is committed to ensuring that children are supported and promoted from the outset