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]
Julius Springer | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 10, 1817 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | April 17, 1877 Berlin, German Empire |
| Occupation | Publisher |
Springer-Verlag
editIn 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
editIn 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)