Loodus was an Estonian
publishing company
Publishing is the activities of making information, literature, music, software, and other content, physical or digital, available to the public for sale or free of charge. Traditionally, the term publishing refers to the creation and distribu ...
located in
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...
, Estonia. It was the largest publishing company in Estonia in the 20th century.
The company was established by Aleksander Audova, Hans Männik,
Johannes Piiper, August Reeben, Jaan Rumma, and
Johannes Voldemar Veski.
By the end of the 1930s, the company's stocks were shared among 300 owners.
Published series: "Nobeli laureaadid", "Kirjasõna suurmeistrid", "Looduse kuldraamat".
During its existence, the company published over 2,000 books.
References
Publishing companies of Estonia
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