Westermann Verlag
Westermann Verlag (English: "Westermann Publishing") is a German publishing firm, founded in the 19th century in Braunschweig, Duchy of Brunswick by George Westermann (23 February 1810 in Leipzig; 7 September 1879 in Wiesbaden). Several other generations of the Westermann family succeeded him. In 1986, the "Westermann Druck- und Verlagsgruppe" in Braunschweig, comprising numerous branches, became part of Medien-Union based in Ludwigshafen, employing 800.
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Westermann Verlag
Henry Lange · "Volksschul-Atlas", Dreihundertste Auflage, George Westermann in Braunschweig, 1899. Scan made by Olahus · Public domain
- Founded
- 1838.
- Founder
- George Westermann.
- Headquarters
- Brunswick.
- Activity
- publishing house and educational system.
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Westermann Verlag (English: "Westermann Publishing") is a German publishing firm, founded in the 19th century in Braunschweig, Duchy of Brunswick by George Westermann (23 February 1810 in Leipzig; 7 September 1879 in Wiesbaden). Several other generations of the Westermann family succeeded him. In 1986, the "Westermann Druck- und Verlagsgruppe" in Braunschweig, comprising numerous branches, became part of Medien-Union based in Ludwigshafen, employing 800.
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Westermann is renowned for its meticulous world history-atlas in German, the Großer Atlas zur Weltgeschichte, generally known as "the Westermann." For use in schools, they continue to publish the Carl Diercke Schul-Atlas, a series started in the 19th century, since called Diercke Weltatlas. They also offer products related to or using Google Earth, 3D-technology, and globes.
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Henry Lange · "Volksschul-Atlas", Dreihundertste Auflage, George Westermann in Braunschweig, 1899. Scan made by Olahus
Die Österreichisch-Ungarische Monarchie und die Schweiz 1899
Henry Lange · "Volksschul-Atlas", Dreihundertste Auflage, George Westermann in Braunschweig, 1899. Scan made by Olahus
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• Parent — Medien-Union • Founded — 1838 • Founder — George Westermann (1810–1879) • Country — Germany • Headquarters — Braunschweig • Publications — books • Numemployees — 800 • Url — http: www.westermann.de
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Divisions
• Westermann Schulbuchverlag (Braunschweig) • Georg Westermann Verlag (Braunschweig) • Westermann Lernspielverlag GmbH (Braunschweig) • Westermann Wien im Verlag E. Dorner GmbH (Vienna, Austria) • Pauz-Westermann Könyvkiadó Kft. (Celldömölk, Hungary) • Westermann Druck GmbH (Braunschweig) • Westermann Druck Zwickau GmbH (Zwickau) • Arena Verlag GmbH (Würzburg) • Schroedel Verlag (Braunschweig) • Verlag Moritz Diesterweg (Braunschweig) • Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh (Braunschweig) • Verlag Jugend & Volk • Winklers Verlag (Darmstadt) • VSB-Verlagsservice Braunschweig GmbH (Braunschweig) • Westermann Berufliche Bildung
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Westermann Verlag established.
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- 1.Anzahl der Mitarbeiter der Westermann Verlagsgruppe in den Jahren 2020 bis 2022. 2023-09-21.
- 2.buchreport.magazin April 2017.
- 3.Die 100 größten Verlage: Die buchreport-Analyse in mehreren Formaten. buchreport.de. 2017-04.
- 4.ADB 42 184 186 Westermann, George Paul Zimmermann ADB:Westermann, Georg
- 5.Janssen, Alfred (1865–1935) auf allegro.sub.uni-hamburg.de. Kurzbiographie des Verlegers und Verlagsbuchhändlers in der Datenbank der Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg, wo sich sein Nachlass befindet.
- 6.150 Jahre Westermann 1838–1988 … und beehre ich mich Ihnen anzuzeigen. Eine Firmengeschichte durch anderthalb Jahrhunderte. Westermann Verlag, Braunschweig 1988; ISBN 3-07-500000-0.
- 7.Reinhard Wittmann: 8. Verlagsbuchhandel. In: Geschichte des deutschen Buchhandels im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert. Band 3, Teil 1. Walter de Gruyter, 2015. S. 332.
- 8.Winnie the Pooh / A. A. Milne. Bearb. von Fritz Schneider. Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek.
- 9.Lerne, übe, kontrolliere! Seit 50 Jahren spielen Kinder mit LÜK. 2017-04-21.
- 10.Westermann verlegt Darmstädter Winklers Verlag nach Braunschweig. buchmarkt.de. 2007-02-13.
- 11.Artikel Westermann verteidigt Umzugsplan, in: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung vom 7. Februar 2003.
- 12.Artikel Schroedel streicht 100 Jobs, in: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung vom 8. April 2003.
- 13.Schroedel und Schöningh verschwinden. boersenblatt.net. 2017-10-18.
- 14.Traditionsdruckerei schließt - Westermann schließt Zwickauer Druckerei – 170 Jobs weg. sueddeutsche.de. 2026-07-28.
- 15.Westermann Gruppe erwirbt britischen Lernsoftware-Entwickler Blue Duck Education.
- 16.Westermann Lernspielverlage werden zu Georg Westermann Verlag. Pressemeldung. 2018-07-11.
- 17.125 Jahre Diercke Weltatlas, Braunschweig 2008, u. a.
- 18.Artikel Der Fu-Erfinder. Seine Socken kennt jedes Kind, in: Hamburger Morgenpost, 5. März 2009.
- 19.Harald Witthöft, Cornelius Neutsch. Nachruf auf Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Birkenfeld. 2011-09-15.
- 20.Artikel „Der Herr der Zahl“, in: Trierischer Volksfreund, 17./18. Februar 2007.
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