Armand Colin
Illustration — Armand Colin Armand Colin is a French publishing house founded in 1870 by Auguste Armand Colin. It specializes in publishing works concerning human sciences, economics and education. Among its best-known publications are the "U" collection begun in 1968, and the "Cursus" collection.
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Armand Colin
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- Founded
- 1870
- Founder
- Auguste-Armand Colin · Louis Aimé Le Corbeiller
- Headquarters
- rue du Montparnasse
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Illustration — Armand Colin Armand Colin is a French publishing house founded in 1870 by Auguste Armand Colin. It specializes in publishing works concerning human sciences, economics and education. Among its best-known publications are the "U" collection begun in 1968, and the "Cursus" collection.
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In 1987, Armand Colin was purchased by Masson which, in turn, became part of the City Group (Groupe de la Cité) in 1994. It is now owned by Hachette. In 2014, the house which shared its premises with Larousse moved to those of Dunod and merged with it.
It is associated with France. The record gives 1870 as its date of establishment or first appearance. The recorded subject matter is study of history. Its recorded founders are Auguste-Armand Colin and Louis Aimé Le Corbeiller. Its recorded seat is rue du Montparnasse.
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1870
Armand Colin established.
1870
Armand Colin is recorded from 1870.
1984
Flash Bac La Physique Au Baccalauréat D Armand Colin 1984 (1984) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2861815: Armand Colin
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 10003916-9, Armand Colin & Cie.
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(Collection Armand Colin, 387)
(Collection Armand Colin No
Collection Armand Colin, N°
Armand Colin, 1939
Saint-Just-La-Pendue: Armand Colin-Collection U Histoire, 2006, Espacio, Tiempo y Forma
Images économiques du monde 2017: géopolitique, géoéconomie, Malakoff, Armand Colin, 2016, 430 p
Armand Colin. Éducation et Socialisation, 2017
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 10003916-9, Armand Colin & Cie.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
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