The roots of the company go back to 1749 when Frederick the Great granted the Königliche Realschule in Berlin the royal privilege to open a bookstore and "to publish good and useful books".[4] In 1800, the store was taken over by Georg Reimer (1776–1842), operating as the Reimer'sche Buchhandlung from 1817, while the school's press eventually became the Georg Reimer Verlag. From 1816, Reimer used the representative Sacken'sche Palace on Berlin's Wilhelmstraße for his family and the publishing house, whereby the wings contained his print shop and press. The building became a meeting point for Berlin salon life and later served as the official residence of the president of Germany.[citation needed]
Born in Ruhrort in 1862, Walter de Gruyter took a position with Reimer Verlag in 1894. By 1897, at the age of 35, he had become sole proprietor of the hundred-year-old company then known for publishing the works of German romantics such as Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Friedrich Schleiermacher, and Heinrich von Kleist. De Gruyter later acquired four other publishing houses – Göschen, Guttentag, Trübner, and Veit – and, in 1919, merged them into one: Vereinigung wissenschaftlicher Verleger Walter de Gruyter & Co., located in Genthiner Straße, where it is still headquartered today. The four publishers specialized in philosophy, theology, German literature, medicine, mathematics, engineering, law, political science, and natural science, and it is for many classics in these fields that de Gruyter is still known today. By the time he died in 1924, Walter de Gruyter had created one of the largest modern publishing houses in Europe.[citation needed] De Gruyter's son-in-law, Herbert Cram (1893–1967) succeeded him in the management of the company and it continues to be family-owned.[citation needed]
During World War II, the roof and top floor of the de Gruyter building were destroyed and the basement warehouse flooded, but the building itself survived. On 14 May 1945, the publisher again registered for trading and was the first publisher in the British zone to receive a license.[5] The company became Walter de Gruyter GmbH in 2012.[4] In addition to its headquarters in Berlin, De Gruyter maintains offices around the globe, namely in Munich, Vienna, Basel, Warsaw, Boston, and Beijing.[6]
Imprints and partnerships
Several former publishing houses have become imprints of De Gruyter:
"De Gruyter Mouton/De Gruyter Saur" (formerly "Mouton de Gruyter") was purchased by de Gruyter in 1977. It was originally known as Mouton Publishers and based in The Hague. The imprint specializes in the field of linguistics and publishes academic journals, research monographs, reference works, multimedia publications, and bibliographies.
K. G. Saur Verlag, based in Munich, was acquired in 2006 and retains the imprint "De Gruyter Saur". It specializes in reference information for libraries.
In 2012 De Gruyter also acquired the open access publisher Versita.[8] From 2014 until 2018, Versita was fully integrated into the imprint "De Gruyter Open", which also hosted several so-called mega journals[9] and a blog, OpenScience,[10] on open access in academia, reflecting the growing popularity of open access among researchers and academic institutions.[11] In 2018, De Gruyter Open was relaunched as Sciendo.[12][13]
De Gruyter is one of thirteen publishers to participate in the Knowledge Unlatched pilot, a global library consortium approach to funding open access books.[15]
Walter de Gruyter & Co; Fouquet-Plümacher, Doris; Wolter, Michael; Freie Universität Berlin. Universitätsbibliothek (1980). Aus dem Archiv des Verlages Walter de Gruyter : Briefe, Urkunden, Dokumente : [Katalog zur Ausstellung vom 17. Oktober-6. Dezember 1980, Universitätsbibliothek der Freien Universität Berlin] (in German). Berlin: De Gruyter. ISBN3-11-008513-5. OCLC 7796145.
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Walter de Gruyter GmbH known as De Gruyter German de ˈɡʁɔʏ tɐ is a German scholarly publishing house specializing in academic literature 3 De Gruyter GmbHFounded1749 274 years ago 1749 FounderGeorg ReimerSuccessorWalter de GruyterCountry of originGermanyHeadquarters locationBerlinDistributionHGV most of world TriLiteral Americas Books EBSCO US journals 1 Key peopleCarsten Buhr CEO ImprintsDe Gruyter MoutonDe Gruyter SaurBirkhauserDe Gruyter AkademieDe Gruyter OldenbourgRevenue 63 million 2017 2 No of employees350 2 Official websitedegruyter wbr comThe palais at Wilhelmstrasse No 73 original headquarters of the company c 1920 The company s headquarters in Berlin 2011 Contents 1 History 2 Imprints and partnerships 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory EditThe roots of the company go back to 1749 when Frederick the Great granted the Konigliche Realschule in Berlin the royal privilege to open a bookstore and to publish good and useful books 4 In 1800 the store was taken over by Georg Reimer 1776 1842 operating as the Reimer sche Buchhandlung from 1817 while the school s press eventually became the Georg Reimer Verlag From 1816 Reimer used the representative Sacken sche Palace on Berlin s Wilhelmstrasse for his family and the publishing house whereby the wings contained his print shop and press The building became a meeting point for Berlin salon life and later served as the official residence of the president of Germany citation needed Born in Ruhrort in 1862 Walter de Gruyter took a position with Reimer Verlag in 1894 By 1897 at the age of 35 he had become sole proprietor of the hundred year old company then known for publishing the works of German romantics such as Johann Gottlieb Fichte Friedrich Schleiermacher and Heinrich von Kleist De Gruyter later acquired four other publishing houses Goschen Guttentag Trubner and Veit and in 1919 merged them into one Vereinigung wissenschaftlicher Verleger Walter de Gruyter amp Co located in Genthiner Strasse where it is still headquartered today The four publishers specialized in philosophy theology German literature medicine mathematics engineering law political science and natural science and it is for many classics in these fields that de Gruyter is still known today By the time he died in 1924 Walter de Gruyter had created one of the largest modern publishing houses in Europe citation needed De Gruyter s son in law Herbert Cram 1893 1967 succeeded him in the management of the company and it continues to be family owned citation needed During World War II the roof and top floor of the de Gruyter building were destroyed and the basement warehouse flooded but the building itself survived On 14 May 1945 the publisher again registered for trading and was the first publisher in the British zone to receive a license 5 The company became Walter de Gruyter GmbH in 2012 4 In addition to its headquarters in Berlin De Gruyter maintains offices around the globe namely in Munich Vienna Basel Warsaw Boston and Beijing 6 Imprints and partnerships EditSeveral former publishing houses have become imprints of De Gruyter De Gruyter Mouton De Gruyter Saur formerly Mouton de Gruyter was purchased by de Gruyter in 1977 It was originally known as Mouton Publishers and based in The Hague The imprint specializes in the field of linguistics and publishes academic journals research monographs reference works multimedia publications and bibliographies K G Saur Verlag based in Munich was acquired in 2006 and retains the imprint De Gruyter Saur It specializes in reference information for libraries De Gruyter acquired the journals of Berkeley Electronic Press in 2011 After filing for bankruptcy protection in 2012 publisher Birkhauser was acquired by De Gruyter 7 In 2012 De Gruyter also acquired the open access publisher Versita 8 From 2014 until 2018 Versita was fully integrated into the imprint De Gruyter Open which also hosted several so called mega journals 9 and a blog OpenScience 10 on open access in academia reflecting the growing popularity of open access among researchers and academic institutions 11 In 2018 De Gruyter Open was relaunched as Sciendo 12 13 In 2013 De Gruyter acquired two academic publishers from Cornelsen Verlag Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag and Akademie Verlag 14 De Gruyter is one of thirteen publishers to participate in the Knowledge Unlatched pilot a global library consortium approach to funding open access books 15 See also EditBerkeley Electronic Press Journals published by de Gruyter Books published by de Gruyter Open access in GermanyReferences Edit Trade Retrieved 24 September 2020 a b Company Presentation PDF De Gruyter 2017 Retrieved 30 January 2021 Walter de Gruyter Foundation De Gruyter www degruyter com Retrieved 21 February 2023 a b De Gruyter in a nutshell Walter de Gruyter Retrieved 23 January 2021 Ziesak Anne Katrin 2013 Walter de Gruyter Publishers 1749 1999 Walter de Gruyter pp 248 250 ISBN 9783110816662 Working at De Gruyter Retrieved 16 September 2021 Birkhauser Walter de Gruyter 26 April 2012 Retrieved 11 January 2013 DeGruyter acquires Versita increasing their open access publishing business Archived from the original on 21 September 2013 De Gruyter Open converts eight subscription journals to Open Access megajournals De Gruyter Open OpenScience De Gruyter Open Global Shift Towards Open Access Publishing Key Challenges for Research Community Visakhi P De Gruyter launches new division Sciendo Information Today Europe 17 May 2018 Retrieved 24 September 2020 De Gruyter launches Sciendo STM Publishing News Retrieved 24 September 2020 De Gruyter kauft die Wissenschaftsverlage Oldenbourg und Akademie Press release Walter de Gruyter Good for publishers knowledgeunlatched org Further reading EditWalter de Gruyter amp Co Fouquet Plumacher Doris Wolter Michael Freie Universitat Berlin Universitatsbibliothek 1980 Aus dem Archiv des Verlages Walter de Gruyter Briefe Urkunden Dokumente Katalog zur Ausstellung vom 17 Oktober 6 Dezember 1980 Universitatsbibliothek der Freien Universitat Berlin in German Berlin De Gruyter ISBN 3 11 008513 5 OCLC 7796145 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Verlag Walter de Gruyter Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title De Gruyter amp oldid 1140748984, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
