The Bonnier family is a

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family, originally of German Jewish descent, who since the beginning of the 19th century has been active in the

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industry and later also in the

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industry. They own the media group

Bonnier Group Bonnier AB (), also the Bonnier Group, is a privately held Swedish media group of 175 companies operating in 15 countries. It is controlled by the Bonnier family. Background The company was founded in 1804 by Gerhard Bonnier in Copenhagen, Denma ...

, with the largest owners being Åke Bonnier and Jonas Bonnier. The group has 175 companies in 18 countries.

History

The earliest known member of the patriarchal line of the family was a cloth salesman named Jacob Schye (born 1674), who was from the town of Sobědruhy (Soborten) in Bohemia (now in the

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). His son, the jeweler Löbel Schie (1718–1790), fathered the jeweler and coin dealer Löbel Salomon Hirschel (born 1745). Hirschel's son, Gutkind Hirschel (1778–1862), moved from Germany to

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, in 1801 and changed his name to Gerhard Bonnier. There, Gerhard started a small book store in 1804. Gerhard's oldest son, Adolf Bonnier (1806–1867), moved to Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1827 to expand the family business. He started a library in the city the following year and another one in Stockholm a few years after. Adolf Bonnier started a publishing company,

Albert Bonniers Förlag Albert Bonniers Förlag is a publishing company based in Stockholm, Sweden. Albert Bonniers Förlag is part of the book publishing house Bonnierförlagen, which also includes Wahlström & Widstrand and Bonnier Carlsen. History Albert Bonnier ...

in 1837 and his two younger brothers, David Felix Bonnier (1822–1881) and Albert Bonnier (1820–1900), soon moved to Stockholm to help with the business.

Notable members

* Gerhard Bonnier (1778–1862), book seller * Albert Bonnier (1820–1900), publisher * Eva Bonnier (1855–1907), painter * Karl Otto Bonnier (1856–1941), publisher * Tor Bonnier (1883–1976), publisher * Åke Bonnier (1886–1979), publisher *

Albert Bonnier Jr. Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Alber ...

(1907–1989), publisher *

Joakim Bonnier Joakim Bonnier (31 January 1930 – 11 June 1972) was a Swedish sportscar racing and Formula One driver who raced for various teams. He was the first Swede to both enter and win a Formula One Grand Prix. Early life Jo Bonnier was born in Stock ...

(1930–1972), Formula One driver *

Lukas Bonnier Per Lukas Daniel Bonnier family, Bonnier (16 June 1922 – 8 February 2006) was a Sweden, Swedish publisher. He was a member of the Bonnier family, the son of Tor Bonnier. Bonnier was president of Åhlen & Åkerlunds tidskriftsförlag from 1957� ...

(1922–2006), publisher * Åke Bonnier (born 1957), bishop in the Diocese of Skara, today the second largest owner of the Bonnier Group. * Jack Bonnier (born 1963), novelist * Karl-Adam Bonnier (born 1934), entrepreneur * Anna Rantala Bonnier (born 1983), Social worker and politician for Feminist Initiative.

Gallery

Bonniers dinner.jpg, A Bonnier family dinner in Stockholm, 1910. File:Albert Bonnier 1854.jpg, Albert Bonnier, 1854. File:Eva Bonnier Självporträtt 1886.jpg, Eva Bonnier, 1886. File:Karlottobonnier1915.jpg, Karl Otto Bonnier, 1915. File:Karl Otto och Lisen med barnen på 1890-talet.jpg, Karl Otto with his wife and children, 1890s. File:Tor och Karl Otto Bonnier på förlagets sjuttiofemårsdag 1912.jpg, Tor Bonnier and Karl Otto celebrating the 75th birthday of

, 1912. File:Tor bonniers söner.JPG, Albert Bonnier Jr. with his wife and brothers, 1930. File:Mullberget biblioteket crop.jpg, Elin (1884–1980) and

Yngve Larsson Gustaf Richard ''Yngve'' Larsson (; December 13, 1881 – December 16, 1977) was a Swedish political scientist, Municipal commissioner (''Borgarråd''), and Member of Parliament. He was an important force in the urban development of Stockholm du ...

, 1925. File:Evaåkebonnier2.jpg, Eva (1888–1977) and Åke Bonnier (1886–1979), c. 1930s. File:BonnierJo196608.jpg, Joakim Bonnier, 1966. File:Lukas bonnier.jpg, Lukas Bonnier, early 1960s. File:Åke Bonnier 2009.jpg, Åke Bonnier, bishop in the Diocese of Skara. File:Karl-Adam Bonnier.png , Karl-Adam Bonnier, 2015.

References

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