Baedeker "baedekering" became an English-language term for the purpose of traveling in a country to write a travel guide or travelogue about it. Fritz Baedeker became the most successful travel guide publisher of all time and turned the publishing house into the most famous and reputable publisher of travel guides in the world. In 1909, Leipzig University conferred an honorary Ph.D. (a rare honour at the time) on him at its 500th anniversary convocation. This era in its history was brought to an end by the outbreak of World War I, after which the house of Baedeker went into decline, the
Ettinger (British company) Ettinger (British company) G Ettinger Limited is a British company, based in London, specialising in luxury leather goods. Founded in 1934 by Gerry Ettinger, the eponymous company is still 100% family-owned and run. The company designs and is an artisanal manufacturer of small luxury leather goods, cases and bags, which are sold on their website www.ettinger.co.uk and distributed internationally, especially in Japan. The company has its own leather goods factory in Walsall, but has kept its head office in London. G Ettinger Ltd was awarded a Royal Warrant to HRH The Prince of Wales in 1996 and has also made