Walter De Gruyter Publishers 1749-1999

Walter de Gruyter Publishers present this book on the occasion of their 250th anniversary. It is a chronological account of how five publishers became a one company.;The publisher Georg Reimer had close connections with Berlin University and the Prussian Academy of Sciences.;G.J. Goschen'sche Verlagshandlung was one of the great publishers of classics, issuing the first complete authorized edition of Goethe's works and also publishing the scholarly paperback series "Sammlung Goschen".;Veit & Comp. issued scientific-medical books, such as "Dornbluth", precursor of the famous "Pschyrembel".;I. Guttentag was one of the leading law publishers, whose name is still remembered in the series "Sammlung Guttentag".;The publisher Karl I. Trubner's strengths were linguistics and the classics. "Kluges Etymologisches Worterbuch" is still one of Walter de Gruyter's flagships.;In accordance with the 20th century entrepreneurial spirit Walter de Gruyter merged these publishers in 1919.