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
Morten Michael Kallevig (1772–1827) Morten Michael Kallevig (1772–1827) Morten Michael Kallevig (1772 – 8 May 1827) was a Norwegian businessperson. He is best known as the owner of the trading and shipping company Salve Kallevig & Søn, which was founded by his father Salve Johannessøn Kallevig (1732–1794) in 1792, two years before he died. The company was passed down through the generations, and existed until 1962. Morten Michael Kallevig acquired burghership in Arendal in 1794, and served as vice consul for France and the Hansa League. He is also known for raising Kalleviggården as his private residence in Arendal. In 1844, his widow sold