Bruck in Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany — Central Europe

Johann Philipp Palm

Photographed by James Hulse, February 25, 2026

1. Johann Philipp Palm Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

German:
Hier in diesem Hause, der damaligen Verlagsbuchhandlung seines Oheims Johann Jakob Palm, wohnte und erlernte den Buchhandel der Nürnberger Buchhändler Johann Philipp Palm, geb. 1768 zu Schorndorf, auf Napoleons Befehl zu Braunau erschossen 26. August 1806.

English Translation:
In this house, then the publishing bookshop of his uncle Johann Jakob Palm, the Nuremberg bookseller Johann Philipp Palm lived and learned the book trade. He was born in Schorndorf in 1768 and was shot in Braunau on Napoleon’s orders on August 26, 1806.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical date for this entry is August 26, 1806.

Location. 49° 35.823′ N, 11° 0.281′ E. Marker is in Erlangen, Bayern (Bavaria). It is in Bruck. It is on Halbmondstraße just south of Schloßplatz, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Halbmondstraße 6, Erlangen BY 91054, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in German Franconia.

Globally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

Central Europe,

the Schengen

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Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Holy Roman Empire

and also the former West Germany.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Professor Dr. Gottfried Thomasius (within shouting distance of this marker); Haus der Optikerfamilie Merz / House of the Merz Optician Family (within shouting distance of this marker); Emil Fischer (within shouting distance of this marker); Emmy Noether (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Carl Cannstatt (within shouting distance of this marker); Palais Stutterheim / Stutterheim Palace (within shouting distance of this marker); Thekla Wassermann (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hauptpost / Main Post Office (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Erlangen.

Also see . . . Johann Philipp Palm. Wikipedia

In the spring of 1806, the Stein publishing house sent to the bookselling establishment of Stage in Augsburg a pamphlet (presumably written by Philipp Christian Yelin in Ansbach) entitled Deutschland in seiner tiefen Erniedrigung
Photographed by James Hulse, February 25, 2026

2. Johann Philipp Palm Marker
The marker at the front of the building.
(German: Germany in her deep humiliation), which strongly attacked Napoleon and the behaviour of the French troops in Bavaria. On learning of the violent rhetorical attack made upon his régime and failing to discover the actual author, Napoleon had Palm arrested in and handed over to a military commission at Braunau am Inn on the Bavarian-Austrian frontier, with peremptory instructions to try the prisoner and execute him within twenty-four hours. Palm was denied the right of defence, and after a show trial on 25 August 1806, he was shot the following day without having betrayed the pamphlet's author.

(Submitted on March 15, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Photographed by James Hulse, February 25, 2026

3. Johann Philipp Palm Marker

The view of the marker and house along the street.

Execution of Johann Philipp Palm in Branau, 26 August 1806 image. Click for full size.

Public Domain - Artist Franz Stassen - Wikipedia Commons, 1901

4. Execution of Johann Philipp Palm in Branau, 26 August 1806

Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 35 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 15, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.