| Parent company | Medien-Union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1838 |
| Founder | George Westermann (1810–1879) |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Headquarters location | Braunschweig |
| Publication types | books |
| No. of employees | 800 |
| Official website | www |
Westermann Verlag (English: "Westermann Publishing") is a German publishing firm, founded in the 19th century in Braunschweig, Duchy of Brunswick by George Westermann (23 February 1810 in Leipzig; 7 September 1879 in Wiesbaden). Several other generations of the Westermann family succeeded him. In 1986, the "Westermann Druck- und Verlagsgruppe" in Braunschweig, comprising numerous branches, became part of Medien-Union based in Ludwigshafen, employing 800.
Westermann is renowned for its meticulous world history-atlas in German, the Großer Atlas zur Weltgeschichte, generally known as "the Westermann."
For use in schools, they continue to publish the Carl Diercke Schul-Atlas, a series started in the 19th century, since called Diercke Weltatlas. They also offer products related to or using Google Earth, 3D-technology, and globes.
Divisions
- Westermann Schulbuchverlag (Braunschweig)
- Georg Westermann Verlag (Braunschweig)
- Westermann Lernspielverlag GmbH (Braunschweig)
- Westermann Wien im Verlag E. Dorner GmbH (Vienna, Austria)
- Pauz-Westermann Könyvkiadó Kft. (Celldömölk, Hungary)
- Westermann Druck GmbH (Braunschweig)
- Westermann Druck Zwickau GmbH (Zwickau)
- Arena Verlag GmbH (Würzburg)
- Schroedel Verlag (Braunschweig)
- Verlag Moritz Diesterweg (Braunschweig)
- Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh (Braunschweig)
- Verlag Jugend & Volk
- Winklers Verlag (Darmstadt)
- VSB-Verlagsservice Braunschweig GmbH (Braunschweig)
- Westermann Berufliche Bildung [de]
Further reading
- Aner, Ekkehard (January 1997). Westermann: Großer Atlas zur Weltgeschichte. ISBN 978-3-07-509520-1. Archived from the original on 2005-12-30.
See also
References
- "Global Publishing Leaders 2017: Westermann Gruppe". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2023-11-22.