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'''Springer Science+Business Media''', commonly known as '''Springer''', is a German multinational [[publishing]] company of books, [[e-book]]s and peer-reviewed journals in science, humanities, technical and medical (STM) publishing.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/648808Z:GR/profile |title=648808Z Profile & Executives – Springer Science+Business Media GmbH – Bloomberg |work=bloomberg.comBloomberg |access-date=14 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131104002145/https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/648808Z:GR/profile |archive-date= Nov 4, 2013 }}</ref>

Originally founded in 1842 in [[Berlin]], it expanded internationally in the 1960s, and through mergers in the 1990s and a sale to venture capitalists it fused with [[Wolters Kluwer]] and eventually became part of [[Springer Nature]] in 2015. Springer has major offices in Berlin, [[Heidelberg]], [[Dordrecht]], and [[New York City]]. skibbidi toilet

[[Julius Springer]] founded '''Springer-Verlag''' in Berlin in 1842 and his son Ferdinand Springer grew it from a small firm of 4 employees into Germany's then second-largest academic publisher with 65 staff in 1872.<ref name=springer_history>{{cite web| url=https://www.springer.com/gp/about-springer/history| title=The Springer story (1842-2017)| at=Transition and restructuring (1999-2007)| accessdate=13 June 2021| website=Springer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614195401/https://www.springer.com/gp/about-springer/history |archive-date= Jun 14, 2021 }}</ref><ref name=springer_chron>"[https://www.springer.com/index.php?id=199 Chronology] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414145907/https://www.springer.com/index.php?id=199 |date=2020-04-14 }}". Springer Science+Business Media.{{dead link|date=January 2024}}</ref> In 1964, Springer expanded its business internationally, opening an office in New York City. Offices in Tokyo, Paris, Milan, Hong Kong, and Delhi soon{{when|date=April 2020}} followed.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

In 1999, the academic publishing company '''BertelsmannSpringer''' was formed after the media and entertainment company [[Bertelsmann]] bought a majority stake in Springer-Verlag.<ref name=springer_history/><ref name=poynder2003/> In 2003, the British investment groups [[Cinven]] and [[Candover Investments|Candover]] bought BertelsmannSpringer from Bertelsmann.<ref name=poynder2003>Poynder, Richard. "[http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/nbReader.asp?ArticleId=16696 BertelsmannSpringer is Sold to Private Equity Firms]". ''Information Today''. May 27, 2003.</ref> They merged the company in 2004 with the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] publisher '''Kluwer Academic Publishers''' (successor of [[D. Reidel]], Dr. W. Junk, Plenum Publishers, most of [[Chapman & Hall]]), and [[Baltzer Science Publishers]]) which they bought from [[Wolters Kluwer]] in 2002,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb021104-1.htm |title=Kluwer Academic Publishers Sold to Venture Capitalists |publisher=Infotoday.com |access-date=2014-08-15}}</ref> to form '''Springer Science+Business Media.'''

In 2009, Cinven and Candover sold Springer to two private equity firms, [[EQT PartnersAB]] and [[Government of Singapore Investment Corporation]], confirmed in February 2010 after the competition authorities in the US and in Europe approved the transfer.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/springer-sale/update-2-eqt-singapore-fund-snap-up-springer-media-idUSGEE5BA0TT20091211 |title=EQT, Singapore fund snap up Springer Media |date=December 11, 2009 |work=[[Reuters]] |first1=Victoria |last1=Howley |first2=Tessa |last2=Walsh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ft.com/content/46eeab46-d8ee-11e2-84fa-00144feab7de |title=Springer Science: turning a page |date=June 19, 2013 |work=[[The Financial Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622074255/https://www.ft.com/content/46eeab46-d8ee-11e2-84fa-00144feab7de |archive-date=June 22, 2022 |url-status=bot: unknownlive |access-date=June 22, 2022 }}</ref>

SpringerImages was launched in 2008. In 2009, SpringerMaterials, a platform for accessing the [[Landolt-Börnstein]] database of research and information on materials and their properties, was launched.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.springer.com/en/support/solutions/articles/6000054847-springermaterials-information|title=SpringerMaterials Information|website=support.springer.comSpringer Support |accessdate=May 29, 2022}}</ref>

AuthorMapper is a free online tool for visualizing scientific research that enables document discovery based on author locations and geographic maps, helping users explore patterns in scientific research, identify literature trends, discover collaborative relationships, and locate experts in several scientific/medical fields.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://static.springer.com/sgw/documents/732998/application/pdf/Autohor_Mapper_Fact_Sheet|title=Springer.com, Palgrave.com, and Apress.com are changing|website=Springer |accessdate=May 29, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616050011/https://static.springer.com/sgw/documents/732998/application/pdf/Autohor_Mapper_Fact_Sheet |accessdatearchive-date=May 29Jun 16, 2022 }}</ref>

*Kluwer Academic Publishers (defunct)

**[[D. Reidel]] (defunct)