Otto Harrassowitz
Otto Wilhelm Harrassowitz (18 December 1845 in La Guayra, Venezuela – 24 June 1920 in Gaschwitz near Leipzig) was a German book seller and publisher.
His business, Otto Harrassowitz GmbH & Co. KG, became an important book vendor for academic and research libraries beginning in the 19th century, and survives in that role today.[1] A subsidiary, Harrassowitz Verlag (Harrassowitz Publishing House), is an academic publishing company.
See also
Notes
- History at www.harrassowitz.de
Further reading
- Bernhard Wendt (1966). Harrassowitz, Otto Wilhelm.
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External links
- (in English) Otto Harrassowitz GmbH & Co. KG
- (in English) The Harrassowitz Publishing House
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