Julius Springer
German book publisher (1817–1877)
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::summary German book publisher (1817–1877) ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox writer"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Julius Springer |
| birth_date | 10 May 1817 |
| death_date | |
| occupation | Publisher |
| birth_place | Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia |
| death_place | Berlin, German Empire |
| :: |
| name = Julius Springer | image = | birth_date = 10 May 1817 | death_date = | occupation = Publisher | birth_place = Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia | death_place = Berlin, German Empire 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).
Springer-Verlag
In 1842,{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/21/business/international-business-bertelsmann-signs-a-deal-springer-verlag.html |title=Bertelsmann Signs a Deal Springer-Verlag |author=Doreen Carvajal |date=November 21, 1998 |access-date=September 15, 2022 |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422133501/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/21/business/international-business-bertelsmann-signs-a-deal-springer-verlag.html |url-status=live | url=https://www.springer.com/gb/about-springer/history | title=Springer - Driving academic publishing since 1842 | publisher=Springer Nature | quote=[...] producing the world’s second-largest academic publishing house, Springer Science+Business Media. | access-date=2020-11-04 | archive-date=29 November 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129054622/https://www.springer.com/gb/about-springer/history | url-status=live
Life
In 1848 he took part in the side of the insurgents in action against the authorities. 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.
Julius Springer bore no relation to the 20th century publisher Axel Springer.{{cite web | url=https://www.verkehrsrundschau.de/nachrichten/die-verlage-holtzbrinck-und-springer-gruenden-joint-venture-1590782.html | title=DIE VERLAGE HOLTZBRINCK UND SPRINGER GRÜNDEN JOINT VENTURE | date=2015-01-20 | language=de | publisher=Springer Fachmedien | access-date=2020-11-04 | archive-date=13 December 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213141942/https://www.verkehrsrundschau.de/nachrichten/die-verlage-holtzbrinck-und-springer-gruenden-joint-venture-1590782.html | url-status=dead
Plaque
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Gedenktafel_Breite_Str_11_Julius_Springer.JPG" caption="Plaque at Breite Straße 11 in [[Berlin-Mitte"] ::
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
References
- (1996). "Springer-Verlag. Pt. 1: 1842-1945 : foundation, maturation, adversity". [[Springer Science+Business Media]].
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