D. Reidel
Encyclopedia
D. Reidel was an academic publishing
company based in Dordrecht
. It joined with Kluwer
in the 1990s as Kluwer/Reidel, together being purchased by Cinven
and Candover in 2003. Cinven and Candover also purchased Springer, merging the operations of all the publishers into one conglomerate, Springer Science+Business Media
, from Spring of 2004. This conglomerate is now "the second largest commercial scholarly publisher in the world" after Elsevier
.
Arising out of the Dutch science
publishing industry
, which has a history
influenced strongly by World War II
, Reidel was established in the 1960s, with a focus on publishing research in physics
. Reidel himself had been trained under an ex-Elsevier manager, M. D. Frank, who considered third generation
Dutch publishers like Reidel to be the "grandchildren" of the German publishing company, Aka GmbH Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft (academic publishing company) of Leipzig
, where Frank himself was trained.
Aka itself was co-founded by Walter Jalowicz (who changed his name to Johnson and later worked for Academic Press
in New York) and his son-in-law K. Jacoby, together with the physicist
(and spy
) Paul Rosbaud
(later of Butterworth
), and chemist
E. Proskauer (later vice-president of John Wiley & Sons
).
Academic publishing
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company based in Dordrecht
Dordrecht
Dordrecht , colloquially Dordt, historically in English named Dort, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the fourth largest city of the province, having a population of 118,601 in 2009...
. It joined with 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...
in the 1990s as Kluwer/Reidel, together being purchased by Cinven
Cinven
Cinven is a British private equity firm founded in 1977 with offices in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Milan and Hong Kong. Currently, the company has raised four funds, with the last one signing up €6.5 billion...
and Candover in 2003. Cinven and Candover also purchased Springer, merging the operations of all the publishers into one conglomerate, Springer Science+Business Media
Springer Science+Business Media
- Selected publications :* Encyclopaedia of Mathematics* Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete * Graduate Texts in Mathematics * Grothendieck's Séminaire de géométrie algébrique...
, from Spring of 2004. This conglomerate is now "the second largest commercial scholarly publisher in the world" after Elsevier
Elsevier
Elsevier is a publishing company which publishes medical and scientific literature. It is a part of the Reed Elsevier group. Based in Amsterdam, the company has operations in the United Kingdom, USA and elsewhere....
.
Arising out of the Dutch science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
publishing industry
Industry
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, which has a history
History
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influenced strongly by World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Reidel was established in the 1960s, with a focus on publishing research in physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
. Reidel himself had been trained under an ex-Elsevier manager, M. D. Frank, who considered third generation
Generation
Generation , also known as procreation in biological sciences, is the act of producing offspring....
Dutch publishers like Reidel to be the "grandchildren" of the German publishing company, Aka GmbH Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft (academic publishing company) of Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
, where Frank himself was trained.
Aka itself was co-founded by Walter Jalowicz (who changed his name to Johnson and later worked for Academic Press
Academic Press
Academic Press is an academic book publisher. Originally independent, it was acquired by Harcourt, Brace & World in 1969. Reed Elsevier bought Harcourt in 2000, and Academic Press is now an imprint of Elsevier....
in New York) and his son-in-law K. Jacoby, together with the physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
(and spy
SPY
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) Paul Rosbaud
Paul Rosbaud
Paul Rosbaud , was a metallurgist and scientific adviser for Springer Verlag in Germany before and during World War II....
(later of Butterworth
Butterworth-Heinemann
Butterworth–Heinemann is a UK-based international publishing company specialized in professional information and learning materials for higher education and professional training, in printed and electronic forms...
), and chemist
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
E. Proskauer (later vice-president of John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., also referred to as Wiley, is a global publishing company that specializes in academic publishing and markets its products to professionals and consumers, students and instructors in higher education, and researchers and practitioners in scientific, technical, medical, and...
).