Wiley-VCH
Wiley-VCH is a German publisher owned by John Wiley & Sons. It was founded in 1921 as Verlag Chemie (meaning "Chemistry Press": VCH stands for Verlag Chemie) by two German learned societies. Later, it was merged into the German Chemical Society (GDCh).
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- Wiley-VCH
- Founded
- 1921
- Headquarters
- Weinheim
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Wiley-VCH is a German publisher owned by John Wiley & Sons. It was founded in 1921 as Verlag Chemie (meaning "Chemistry Press": VCH stands for Verlag Chemie) by two German learned societies. Later, it was merged into the German Chemical Society (GDCh).
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In 1991, VCH acquired Akademie Verlag. It has been owned by John Wiley & Sons since 1996. The humanities section of Akademie Verlag and the Akademie brand were sold in 1997 to R. Oldenbourg Verlag, while VCH retained the natural sciences catalog.
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• Name — Wiley-VCH • Parent — John Wiley & Sons • Founded — 1921 • Founder — German Chemical Society • Country — Germany • Headquarters — Weinheim • Publications — Academic journals, books • Url — http: www.wiley-vch.de
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Wiley-VCH was established or created on 1 January 1807.
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Wiley-VCH is recorded from 1921.
1921
Wiley-VCH was established or created in 1921.
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