| Parent company | Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1866 |
| Defunct | 1998  |
| Successor | Urban & Fischer |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Headquarters location | Munich |
| Publication types | Books |
| Nonfiction topics | medical literature |
Urban & Schwarzenberg was a German academic publishing company, specializing in medical literature. It was founded as a book store in 1866 in Vienna. It acquired the Wiener Medizinische Presse in 1876, marking the start of Urban & Schwarzenberg as a medical publisher. In 1898, the company opened an office in Berlin, which soon after became its new head office. The company relocated to Munich in 1949.
Urban & Schwarzenberg was acquired by the American company Waverly (parent of Williams & Wilkins) in 1990.[1] Urban & Schwarzenberg was acquired by Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck in 1998. In 1999, it was merged with another publishing house owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck, and became Urban & Fischer. In 2003, Urban & Fischer was acquired by Elsevier.[2]
References
- ↑ Walker, Blair S. "WAVERLY WAKES UP A once-sleepy publishing company is taking risks - and growing worldwide". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ↑ Einar H. Fredriksson, A Century of Science Publishing, 2001
Literature
- Hundert Jahre Urban & Schwarzenberg. 1866–1966, Munich, 1966