Polish Scientific Publishers PWN
Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN (Polish Scientific Publishers PWN; until 1991 Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe - National Scientific Publishers PWN, PWN) is a Polish book publisher, founded in 1951, when it split from the Wydawnictwa Szkolne i Pedagogiczne. Adam Bromberg, who was the enterprise's director between 1953 and 1965, made it into communist Poland's largest publishing house. The printing house is best known as a publisher of encyclopedias, dictionaries and university handbooks.
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Polish Scientific Publishers PWN
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- Polish Scientific Publishers
- Founded
- 1951.
- Headquarters
- Warsaw and Libra Business Center.
- Activity
- publishing and publishing industry.
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Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN (Polish Scientific Publishers PWN; until 1991 Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe - National Scientific Publishers PWN, PWN) is a Polish book publisher, founded in 1951, when it split from the Wydawnictwa Szkolne i Pedagogiczne. Adam Bromberg, who was the enterprise's director between 1953 and 1965, made it into communist Poland's largest publishing house. The printing house is best known as a publisher of encyclopedias, dictionaries and university handbooks.
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Polish Scientific Publishers PWN was founded in 1951, with headquarters in Libra Business Center. Its country is Poland. Its locations include Młodziejowski Palace and Warsaw.
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It is the leading Polish provider of scientific, educational and professional literature as well as works of reference. It authored the Wielka Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN, by then the largest Polish encyclopedia, as well as its successor, the Wielka Encyklopedia PWN, which was published between 2001 and 2005. There is also an online PWN encyclopedia – Internetowa encyklopedia PWN. Initially state-owned, since 1991 it has been a private company. The company is a member of International Association of Scientific, Technical, and Medical Publishers (STM). On April 1, 2022, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA acquired the companies Wydawnictwo Szkolne PWN and PZWL Wydawnictwo Lekarskie.
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• Name — Polish Scientific Publishers • Industry — Publishing • Native Name — Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN • Hq Location Country — Warsaw, Gottlieba Daimlera 2, Poland • Website — * English • Polish
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What the record establishes about Polish Scientific Publishers PWN. Polish Scientific Publishers PWN is recorded as a citizen of Poland. Associated with Poland.
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Polish Scientific Publishers PWN is recorded from 1951.
1951
Polish Scientific Publishers PWN was established or created in 1951.
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The circumstances in which Polish Scientific Publishers PWN stands. PWN has its headquarters at Libra Business Center. PWN has its headquarters at Młodziejowski Palace. PWN operates in publishing industry. PWN has its headquarters at Warsaw.
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