Birkhäuser

Birkhäuser
Parent company Springer Science+Business Media (science)
Walter de Gruyter (design)
Founded 1879
Founder Emil Birkhäuser
Country of origin Switzerland
Publication types books, academic journals
Official website www.springer.com/birkhauser (Springer)
www.degruyter.com (de Gruyter)

Birkhäuser is a former Swiss publisher founded in 1879 by Emil Birkhäuser. It was acquired by Springer Science+Business Media in 1985. Today it is an imprint used by two companies in unrelated fields:

Additionally, the Reinach-based printer Birkhäuser+GBC[7] operates independently of the above, being now owned by Basler Zeitung.[8][9]

History

The original Swiss publishers program focused on regional literature. In the 1920s the sons of Emil Birkhäuser established a basis for the current scientific program with academic journals and reference books, later progressing to textbooks and monographs in the natural sciences. (The company was formally known as "Verlag Emil Birkhäuser & Cie. A.G." back then.) In the 1940s the scientific segments were expanded and gained international recognition. Publications in civil engineering followed as did further journals and book series in the ensuing years. In the 1960s the publishing program was expanded to incorporate architecture. Birkhäuser opened a branch office in Boston, Massachusetts, USA in 1979 which focused on mathematics and theoretical physics. From 1985 to 2010 Birkhäuser entirely was a part of the Springer Group.

References

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  5. "De Gruyter übernimmt Birkhäuser" (in German). Degruyter.com. 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  6. Archived August 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. "Birkhäuser+GBC AG". Birkhaeuser.ch. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  8. pop (2012-03-21). "Birkhäuser-Verlag vor der Pleite - Econo" (in German). Econo.de. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  9. "Birkhäuser prüft Abbau von 55 Stellen - News Basel: Land" (in German). bazonline.ch. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
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