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Sijthoff may refer to: People *Albertus Willem Sijthoff (1829–1913), a prominent Dutch publisher *Albert Georg Sijthoff (1853–1927), son of Albertus Willem Sijthoff and publisher of the ''Haagsche Courant'' *Bob Sijthoff, descendant of Albertus Willem Sijthoff who sued Wikimedia in the Netherlands in 2008 Other * 3201 Sijthoff, an asteroid named after Albert Georg Sijthoff *Luitingh-Sijthoff, a Dutch publishing company passed down through the Sijthoff family *Sijthoff Planetarium Sijthoff may refer to: People *Albertus Willem Sijthoff (1829–1913), a prominent Dutch publisher *Albert Georg Sijthoff (1853–1927), son of Albertus Willem Sijthoff and publisher of the ''Haagsche Courant'' *Bob Sijthoff, descendant of ...
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Albertus Willem Sijthoff
Albertus Willem Sijthoff (30 June 1829 – 29 July 1913) was a prominent Dutch publisher from Leiden, Netherlands. Early life Sijthoff was born in 1829 to an established family in Leiden. He was educated at the Stedelijk Gymnasium in Leiden, which had established a reputation as the "city of books." His father was a prominent baker who died in 1843. Publishing work Sijthoff worked in the book and newspaper printing office of J.G. La Lau, and the Hague bookselling firm of K. Fuhri. After working in Paris as a resident typographist, Sijthhoff first spoke to colleagues about starting his own printing business on October 20, 1850. The A.W. Sijthoff company was established in Leiden in 1851. Sijthoff rose to prominence in the trade of translated books. He wrote a letter, dated November 12, 1899, to Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands regarding his opposition to the petition to become a signatory to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. He felt tha ...
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Albert Georg Sijthoff
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 * Albert Computers, Inc., a computer manufacturer in the 1980s Entertainment * ''Albert'' (1985 film), a Czechoslovak film directed by František Vláčil * ''Albert'' (2015 film), a film by Karsten Kiilerich * ''Albert'' (2016 film), an American TV movie * ''Albert'' (Ed Hall album), 1988 * "Albert" (short story), by Leo Tolstoy * Albert (comics), a character in Marvel Comics * Albert (''Discworld''), a character in Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series * Albert, a character in Dario Argento's 1977 film ''Suspiria'' Military * Battle of Albert (1914), a WWI battle at Albert, Somme, France * Battle of Albert (1916), a WWI battle at Albert, Somme, France * Battle of Albert (1918), a WWI battle at Albert, Somme, France People * Albert ...
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Haagsche Courant
250px, The former headquarters of the Haagsche Courant in Rijswijk The ''Haagsche Courant'' operated as an independent newspaper between 1864 and 2005 in The Hague and its suburbs. After it was acquired by the Algemeen Dagblad (AD) it is now published as AD Haagse Courant, written by local staff and the AD crew. History The paper appeared as early as 1864 as the Belinfante edition, but remained continuously under the control of the Sijthoff family for over 120 years since Albert Georg Sijthoff in 1883. The Sijthoff publishing company was attacked by car bomb after the newspaper printed a negative article about business activities in the 1980s by a collection agency owned by Dutch criminal Eef Hoos. The paper remained an independent publication until 2005 when it merged with the ''Algemeen Dagblad'', along with ''Rijn en Gouwe'', ''Rotterdams Dagblad'', ''De Dordtenaar'' and the ''Utrechts Nieuwsblad''. It continues to be published as ''AD Haagsche Courant'', a regional edit ...
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Bob Sijthoff
Henri Gregory (Bob) Sijthoff is a Dutch businessman. Family Sijthoff is a descendant of the famous Dutch Sijthoff family. The family is known through their connections to the Luitingh-Sijthoff publishing company and to several regional newspapers like the now defunct ''Haagsche Courant''. The publishing company and the ''Haagsche Courant'' were the property of Sijthoff's grandfather Henri, but have since passed into the hands of other Sijthoff family members. ''Het Financieele Dagblad'' Sijthoff's father, Henk Sijthoff (1915–2000), was the founder of the Dutch business newspaper ''Het Financieele Dagblad'' (The Financial Daily). After a lengthy negotiation, this newspaper was ultimately sold in 1997, for a converted sum of €38 million. Bob Sijthoff had become a Commissioner of the paper well before this sale. Founder Henk Sijthoff died three years later and Bob Sijthoff inherited a part of his wealth. Sijthoff has since resigned as Commissioner of ''Het Financieele Dagbla ...
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3201 Sijthoff
3201 Sijthoff, provisional designation , is a background or Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter. It was discovered during the Palomar–Leiden survey on 24 September 1960, by Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten at Leiden, and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory in California, United States. The assumed S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 4.607 hours. It was named after Dutch publisher and popularizer of astronomy, Albert Georg Sijthoff. Orbit and classification ''Sijthoff'' is a non-family asteroid of the main belt's background population when applying the hierarchical clustering method to its proper orbital elements. Based on osculating Keplerian orbital elements, the asteroid has also been classified as a member of the Flora family (), a giant asteroid family and the largest family of stony asteroids in the main-belt. It orbits the Sun in the inner asteroid belt at a distance of 2.1–2.5  AU once every 3 years and 5 ...
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Luitingh-Sijthoff
Veen Bosch & Keuning (VBK) is a Dutch publishing group of fiction and nonfiction books that is active also in Belgium. It operates through multiple units. Its headquarters are located in Utrecht. History Bosch & Keuning was founded in 1925 when the name of Christian publisher E.J. Bosch J.Bzn was coupled with that of his companion Pieter Keuning. In 1997 the graphical activities were split from Bosch & Keuning, after which the company expanded as a publisher. In 1999 Veen Uitgevers Groep spun off from publishing group Wolters Kluwer. Veen referred to L.J. Veen, founder of one of the units, founded in 1887. In the Spring of 2001 Veen and Bosch & Keuning merged into Veen Bosch & Keuning. The Noordelijke Dagblad Combinatie merged in March 2005 with Veen Bosch & Keuning to form NDC, VBK. ThiemeMeulenhoff was also part of the media conglomerate. On 1 June 2007, the NDC Mediagroep was established as the subsidiary of NDC, VDK that would handle interests in periodicals, radio and ...
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