Humanitas
Humanitas (Editura Humanitas) is an independent Romanian publishing house, located at Piața Presei Libere 1 (House of the Free Press), Bucharest. It was founded on February 1, 1990 (after the Romanian Revolution) by the philosopher Gabriel Liiceanu, based on a state-owned publishing house, Editura Politică. Its slogan is Humanitas, bunul gust al libertății ("Humanitas, the good taste of freedom").
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Humanitas
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- Name
- Humanitas
- Founded
- 1990.
- Founder
- Gabriel Liiceanu.
- Headquarters
- Bucharest.
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Humanitas (Editura Humanitas) is an independent Romanian publishing house, located at Piața Presei Libere 1 (House of the Free Press), Bucharest. It was founded on February 1, 1990 (after the Romanian Revolution) by the philosopher Gabriel Liiceanu, based on a state-owned publishing house, Editura Politică. Its slogan is Humanitas, bunul gust al libertății ("Humanitas, the good taste of freedom").
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Overview
Overview
During its first years, Humanitas mainly published authors from the Romanian diaspora, whose works had been subject to censorship or banning in Communist Romania; they include Emil Cioran, Mircea Eliade, and Eugène Ionesco. Currently, Humanitas publishes literature, books on philosophy, religion, social and political sciences, history, memoirs, popular science, children's literature, and self-help books.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Humanitas • Status — Active • Predecessor — Editura Politică • Founder — Gabriel Liiceanu • Country — Romania • Headquarters — Piața Presei Libere 1 (House of the Free Press), Bucharest • Publications — Books • Imprints — Humanitas Classic Humanitas Fiction Humanitas Junior Humanitas Multimedia • Website — http: www.humanitas.ro • Illustration — Main offices
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1990
Humanitas established.
1990
Humanitas is recorded from 1990.
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Humanitas is associated with Romania.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 4484471-2, humanitas.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q680566: Humanitas
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 4484471-2, humanitas.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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