The was a German publishing company founded 1826 in
Gotha by
Joseph Meyer. It moved to Hildburghausen in 1828 and to
Leipzig
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in 1874.
Its production over the years includes such well-known titles as (encyclopaedias, since 1839, see ), (animal life, 1863–1869, 4th ed. 1911–1918); (dictionaries on every aspect of the language, since 1880); (guide books, 1862–1936); (literature); atlases (, ); newspapers ();
and others.
In 2022, the was fully integrated into
Cornelsen Verlag and thus ceased to exist.
The buildings of the company were completely destroyed by the bombing raids on Leipzig 1943/1944; the company itself was expropriated by the communist regime of
East Germany
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in 1946 and turned into a publicly owned enterprise (). The shareholders moved the company to
Mannheim
Mannheim (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (), is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, second-largest city in Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, the States of Ger ...
in
West Germany
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in 1953 (). Titles like , , and appeared again. In Leipzig remained the , operating in the same field, publishing , etc.
In 1984 amalgamated with its biggest competitor in the market of reference works, of Wiesbaden to ,
having their seat in Mannheim. After the
German reunification
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the company regained its former properties in Leipzig in 1991.
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1826 establishments in the German Confederation
Companies based in Leipzig
Companies established in 1826
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Mass media in Leipzig
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Publishing companies of Germany
Book publishing companies of Germany