Background
He was the son of publisher Joseph Meyer (1796-1856). After his father"s death in 1856, Herrmann Meyer took charge of Bibliographisches Institut, a publishing firm in Hildburghausen.
He was the son of publisher Joseph Meyer (1796-1856). After his father"s death in 1856, Herrmann Meyer took charge of Bibliographisches Institut, a publishing firm in Hildburghausen.
In 1888 he established Stiftung zur Erbauung billiger Wohnungen, an association for the construction of inexpensive housing for working-class people in Leipzig.