Carl Heymanns Verlag
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Carl Heymanns Verlag GmbH is a legal, specialized publishing house with its seat in Cologne
, Germany
.
On October 1, 1815, Carl Heymann founded at the age of 23 a bookshop in Głogów, Silesia
. He later extended the bookshop into a publishing house. In 1835 he moved to Berlin
. In 1846, Heymann was awarded the title of "councillor of commerce" (German
: Kommerzienrat) by the Prussian King. The publishing house then began publishing collections of decisions of the Prussian High Court. Heymann died in 1862.
In 1871, his grandson Otto Löwenstein took over the management of the publishing house. The activity of the publishing house focused on law and administration
. In 1918, Anni Gallus, the foster daughter
of Otto Löwenstein, became owner of the publishing house.
In 1945, the head office in Berlin was destroyed. In 1950, the publishing house established a head office in Detmold
first, in Cologne
then. In addition, branch offices in Berlin
, Munich
and Bonn
were established. The collections of decisions of federal high courts (e.g., BGHSt) became a focal point of the publishing house's activities.
In 1986, Bertram Gallus assumed the leadership of the publishing house after the death of his father Hans-Jörg Gallus. In 2004, Andreas Gallus took over the control of the company after the death of his uncle Bertram Gallus. In 2006, the publishing house was sold to Dutch
media group Wolters Kluwer
and was converted into a GmbH. Ulrich Hermann and Christoph Knauer were then appointed as managers of the firm.
The publishing house publishes the Zeitschrift für Bergrecht.
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
On October 1, 1815, Carl Heymann founded at the age of 23 a bookshop in Głogów, Silesia
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
. He later extended the bookshop into a publishing house. In 1835 he moved to Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. In 1846, Heymann was awarded the title of "councillor of commerce" (German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
: Kommerzienrat) by the Prussian King. The publishing house then began publishing collections of decisions of the Prussian High Court. Heymann died in 1862.
In 1871, his grandson Otto Löwenstein took over the management of the publishing house. The activity of the publishing house focused on law and administration
Public administration
Public Administration houses the implementation of government policy and an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for this work. As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope" its "fundamental goal.....
. In 1918, Anni Gallus, the foster daughter
Foster care
Foster care is the term used for a system in which a minor who has been made a ward is placed in the private home of a state certified caregiver referred to as a "foster parent"....
of Otto Löwenstein, became owner of the publishing house.
In 1945, the head office in Berlin was destroyed. In 1950, the publishing house established a head office in Detmold
Detmold
Detmold is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of about 74,000. It was the capital of the small Principality of Lippe from 1468 until 1918 and then of the Free State of Lippe until 1947...
first, in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
then. In addition, branch offices in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
and Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
were established. The collections of decisions of federal high courts (e.g., BGHSt) became a focal point of the publishing house's activities.
In 1986, Bertram Gallus assumed the leadership of the publishing house after the death of his father Hans-Jörg Gallus. In 2004, Andreas Gallus took over the control of the company after the death of his uncle Bertram Gallus. In 2006, the publishing house was sold to Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
media group Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer N.V. is a global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors...
and was converted into a GmbH. Ulrich Hermann and Christoph Knauer were then appointed as managers of the firm.
The publishing house publishes the Zeitschrift für Bergrecht.