Julius Springer
Julius Springer | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 10, 1817 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | April 17, 1877 Berlin, German Empire |
| Occupation | Publisher |
Julius Springer (10 May 1817 – 17 April 1877) was a German publisher who founded the academic publishing house Springer Science+Business Media (formerly known as Springer-Verlag).[1][2]
Springer-Verlag
[edit]In 1842,[2] Springer founded the retail bookshop Springer in Berlin at the address Breite Strasse 20 (now No. 11). Springer and his son Ferdinand built it from a small firm of 4 employees into the world's second largest academic publisher.[3] Springer's book business later became Springer-Verlag and then Springer Science+Business Media which, in 2021, was one of the largest and most prominent academic publishers in the world.
Life
[edit]In 1848 he took part in the side of the insurgents in action against the authorities.[specify] Springer was from 1867 to 1873 president of the German Booksellers and Publishers Association. From 1869 until his death, Springer was a member of the Berlin city assembly. In addition, he was one of the pioneers of national and international copyright law.[citation needed]
Julius Springer bore no relation to the 20th century publisher Axel Springer.[4]
Plaque
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The text of the plaque at Breite Straße 11 in Berlin-Mitte reads:
- Julius Springer
- 1817 – 1877
- Verlagsbuchhändler, gründete an dieser Stelle
- am 10. Mai 1842 den Springer Verlag,
- heute einer der größten Wissenschaftsverlage der Welt.
(Julius Springer, 1817–1877, publisher, founded here on 10 May 1842 Springer-Verlag, today one of the biggest scientific publishing houses in the world.)
References
[edit]- ^ Sarkowski, Heinz; Götze, Heinz (1996). Springer-Verlag. Pt. 1: 1842-1945 : foundation, maturation, adversity. Springer Science+Business Media. p. 345. ISBN 9783540615606.
- ^ a b Doreen Carvajal (21 November 1998). "Bertelsmann Signs a Deal Springer-Verlag". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Springer - Driving academic publishing since 1842". Springer Nature. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
[...] producing the world's second-largest academic publishing house, Springer Science+Business Media.
- ^ "DIE VERLAGE HOLTZBRINCK UND SPRINGER GRÜNDEN JOINT VENTURE" (in German). Springer Fachmedien. 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
External links
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- Springer, Julius (in German)
- Der Wissenschaftsverlag Springer - Die Verleger Fritz und Ferdinand Springer (in German)
