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Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften

Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften (DVW; German Publisher of Sciences) was a scientific publishing house in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR/DDR). • Illustration — Berlin-Mitte, Taubenstrasse 10, former Situated in Berlin, DVW was founded as Volkseigener Betrieb (VEB) on 1 January 1954 as the successor of the main department of "university literature" of the publisher Volk und Wissen (VWV). During the first ten years, DVW, for the most part, published mathematical and scientific literature aimed at university education. About 780 titles were introduced with a total print run of some 3.7 million books.

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Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften

Former commercial building of the Patzenhofer Brewery at Taubenstraße No. 10 in Berlin-Mitte. It was built from 1906 to 1907 to a design by the architect Hermann Dernburg. The building has been dedicated as a historic landmark.

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Founded
1954
Headquarters
Berlin
Dissolved
1995

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Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften (DVW; German Publisher of Sciences) was a scientific publishing house in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR/DDR). • Illustration — Berlin-Mitte, Taubenstrasse 10, former Situated in Berlin, DVW was founded as Volkseigener Betrieb (VEB) on 1 January 1954 as the successor of the main department of "university literature" of the publisher Volk und Wissen (VWV). During the first ten years, DVW, for the most part, published mathematical and scientific literature aimed at university education. About 780 titles were introduced with a total print run of some 3.7 million books.

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  1. 01Foundation and history
  2. 02Archives and collections
  3. 03Notes, references and evidence

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