Otto Harrassowitz

Otto Wilhelm Harrassowitz (December 18, 1845, in La Guayra, Venezuela – June 24, 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.

Notes

↑ History at www.harrassowitz.de

External links

(English) Otto Harrassowitz GmbH & Co. KG
(English) The Harrassowitz Publishing House

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 76454134 LCCN: no2008088692 ISNI: 0000 0000 6134 0181 GND: 11648456X SUDOC: 035221070 BNF: cb13175028s (data)

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