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== History ==
== History ==
The roots of the company go back to 1749 when [[Frederick the Great]] granted the [[Friedrich Wilhelm Gymnasium|Königliche Realschule]] in [[Berlin]] the [[royal privilege]] to open a bookstore and “to publish good and useful books.”<ref name="gr">{{cite web |url=https://www.degruyter.com/page/2160 |title=De Gruyter in a nutshell |publisher=Walter de Gruyter |access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref> In 1800, the store was taken over by Georg Reimer (1776–1842), operating as the ''Reimer'sche Buchhandlung'' from 1817, while the school’s press eventually became the ''Georg Reimer Verlag''. From 1816, Reimer used the representative [[Palace of the Reich President|Sacken'sche Palace]] on Berlin's Wilhelmstraße for his family and the publishing house, whereby the wings contained his print shop and press. The building became a meeting point for Berlin salon life and later served as the official residence of the [[President of Germany (1919–1945)|President of Germany]].
The roots of the company go back to 1749 when [[Frederick the Great]] granted the [[Friedrich Wilhelm Gymnasium|Königliche Realschule]] in [[Berlin]] the [[royal privilege]] to open a bookstore and "to publish good and useful books".<ref name="gr">{{cite web |url=https://www.degruyter.com/page/2160 |title=De Gruyter in a nutshell |publisher=Walter de Gruyter |access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref> In 1800, the store was taken over by Georg Reimer (1776–1842), operating as the ''Reimer'sche Buchhandlung'' from 1817, while the school’s press eventually became the ''Georg Reimer Verlag''. From 1816, Reimer used the representative [[Palace of the Reich President|Sacken'sche Palace]] on Berlin's Wilhelmstraße for his family and the publishing house, whereby the wings contained his print shop and press. The building became a meeting point for Berlin salon life and later served as the official residence of the [[President of Germany (1919–1945)|president of Germany]].


Born in [[Duisburg|Ruhrort]] in 1862, Walter de Gruyter took a position with Reimer Verlag in 1894. By 1897, at the age of 35, he had become sole proprietor of the hundred-year-old company known for publishing the works of German romantics such as [[Johann Gottlieb Fichte]], [[Friedrich Schleiermacher]], and [[Heinrich von Kleist]]. De Gruyter later acquired four other publishing houses – Göschen, Guttentag, Trübner, and Veit – and, in 1919, merged them into one: ''Vereinigung wissenschaftlicher Verleger Walter de Gruyter & Co''., located in Genthiner Straße, where it is still headquartered today. The four publishers specialized in [[philosophy]], [[theology]], [[German literature]], [[medicine]], [[mathematics]], [[engineering]], [[law]], [[political science]], and [[natural science]], and it is for many classics in these fields that de Gruyter is still known today. By the time he died in 1924, Walter de Gruyter had created one of the largest modern publishing houses in Europe. De Gruyter's son-in-law, Herbert Cram (1893–1967) succeeded him in the management of the company and it continues to be family-owned.
Born in [[Duisburg|Ruhrort]] in 1862, Walter de Gruyter took a position with Reimer Verlag in 1894. By 1897, at the age of 35, he had become sole proprietor of the hundred-year-old company known for publishing the works of German romantics such as [[Johann Gottlieb Fichte]], [[Friedrich Schleiermacher]], and [[Heinrich von Kleist]]. De Gruyter later acquired four other publishing houses – Göschen, Guttentag, Trübner, and Veit – and, in 1919, merged them into one: ''Vereinigung wissenschaftlicher Verleger Walter de Gruyter & Co''., located in Genthiner Straße, where it is still headquartered today. The four publishers specialized in [[philosophy]], [[theology]], [[German literature]], [[medicine]], [[mathematics]], [[engineering]], [[law]], [[political science]], and [[natural science]], and it is for many classics in these fields that de Gruyter is still known today. By the time he died in 1924, Walter de Gruyter had created one of the largest modern publishing houses in Europe. De Gruyter's son-in-law, Herbert Cram (1893–1967) succeeded him in the management of the company and it continues to be family-owned.

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De Gruyter GmbH
Founded1749; 275 years ago (1749)
FounderGeorg Reimer
SuccessorWalter de Gruyter
Country of originGermany
Headquarters locationBerlin
DistributionHGV (most of world)
TriLiteral (Americas Books)
EBSCO (US journals)[1]
Key peopleCarsten Buhr (CEO)
ImprintsDe Gruyter Mouton
De Gruyter Saur
Birkhäuser
De Gruyter Akademie
De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Revenue€63 million (2017)[2]
No. of employees350[2]
Official websitedegruyter.com Edit this at Wikidata
The palais at Wilhelmstraße No. 73, original headquarters of the company, around 1920
The company's headquarters in Berlin (2011)

Walter de Gruyter GmbH, known as De Gruyter (German: [də ˈɡʁɔʏ̯tɐ]), is a German scholarly publishing house specializing in academic literature.

History

The roots of the company go back to 1749 when Frederick the Great granted the Königliche Realschule in Berlin the royal privilege to open a bookstore and "to publish good and useful books".[3] In 1800, the store was taken over by Georg Reimer (1776–1842), operating as the Reimer'sche Buchhandlung from 1817, while the school’s press eventually became the Georg Reimer Verlag. From 1816, Reimer used the representative Sacken'sche Palace on Berlin's Wilhelmstraße for his family and the publishing house, whereby the wings contained his print shop and press. The building became a meeting point for Berlin salon life and later served as the official residence of the president of Germany.

Born in Ruhrort in 1862, Walter de Gruyter took a position with Reimer Verlag in 1894. By 1897, at the age of 35, he had become sole proprietor of the hundred-year-old company known for publishing the works of German romantics such as Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Friedrich Schleiermacher, and Heinrich von Kleist. De Gruyter later acquired four other publishing houses – Göschen, Guttentag, Trübner, and Veit – and, in 1919, merged them into one: Vereinigung wissenschaftlicher Verleger Walter de Gruyter & Co., located in Genthiner Straße, where it is still headquartered today. The four publishers specialized in philosophy, theology, German literature, medicine, mathematics, engineering, law, political science, and natural science, and it is for many classics in these fields that de Gruyter is still known today. By the time he died in 1924, Walter de Gruyter had created one of the largest modern publishing houses in Europe. De Gruyter's son-in-law, Herbert Cram (1893–1967) succeeded him in the management of the company and it continues to be family-owned.

During World War II, the roof and top floor of the de Gruyter building were destroyed and the basement warehouse flooded, however, the building itself survived. On 14 May, 1945, the publisher again registered for trading and was the first publisher in the British zone to receive a license.[4] The company became the Walter de Gruyter GmbH in 2012.[3] In addition to its headquarters in Berlin, De Gruyter maintains offices around the globe, namely in Munich, Vienna, Basel, Warsaw, Boston, and Beijing.[5]

Imprints and partnerships

Several former publishing houses have become imprints of De Gruyter:

De Gruyter is one of thirteen publishers to participate in the Knowledge Unlatched pilot, a global library consortium approach to funding open access books.[14]

The Walter de Gruyter Foundation

In 2006, three granddaughters of Walter de Gruyter co-founded the Walter de Gruyter Foundation, the purpose of which is to continue the legacy of Walter de Gruyter, who, aside from being a successful publisher, was also a socially engaged benefactor. The majority of the foundation's endowment comes from a 10% share in the company.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Trade". Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Company Presentation" (PDF). De Gruyter. 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "De Gruyter in a nutshell". Walter de Gruyter. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  4. ^ Ziesak, Anne-Katrin (2013). Walter de Gruyter Publishers: 1749-1999. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 248–250. ISBN 9783110816662.
  5. ^ "Working at De Gruyter". Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Birkhäuser". Walter de Gruyter. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  7. ^ "DeGruyter acquires Versita, increasing their open-access publishing business". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
  8. ^ "De Gruyter Open converts eight subscription journals to Open Access megajournals". De Gruyter Open.
  9. ^ "OpenScience". De Gruyter Open.
  10. ^ "Global Shift Towards Open Access Publishing: Key Challenges for Research Community". Visakhi, P.
  11. ^ "De Gruyter launches new division Sciendo". Information Today Europe. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  12. ^ "De Gruyter launches Sciendo | STM Publishing News". Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  13. ^ "De Gruyter kauft die Wissenschaftsverlage Oldenbourg und Akademie". Press release. Walter de Gruyter.
  14. ^ "Good for publishers". knowledgeunlatched.org.
  15. ^ "De Gruyter". www.degruyter.com. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

Further reading

  • Fouquet-Plümscher, Doris: Aus dem Archiv des Verlages Walter de Gruyter: Briefe, Urkunden, Dokumente. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1980.
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