Leopold (publisher)

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Leopold
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Founded1923
Country of origin Netherlands
Headquarters location Amsterdam
Official website www.leopold.nl

Leopold is a Dutch publishing house focused on children's literature based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Leopold was founded in 1923 by H. P. Leopold, owner of the magazine Haagse Post . [1]

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History

Leopold published its first children's book Java Ho! (De Scheepsjongens van Bontekoe) by Johan Fabricius in 1924. [1] In the years that followed Leopold published of many Dutch authors, including Miep Diekmann, Tonke Dragt ( The Letter for the King ), Dolf Verroen, Burny Bos, Paul van Loon, Nannie Kuiper, Selma Noort, Lydia Rood, Rindert Kromhout, Maren Stoffels, Gideon Samson, Diederiekje Bok and Hein Mevissen. [1]

The company has also published many children's picture books by many Dutch illustrators, including Max Velthuijs, Jan Jutte, Yvonne Jagtenberg, Annemarie van Haeringen, Harmen van Straaten and Wouter van Reek. [1]

In 1984, Leopold and Miep Diekmann together with Alice van Romondt and Liesbet ten Houten helped found Aruban publishing company Charuba. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Over Leopold" (in Dutch). Leopold. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. ↑ van Wel, Freek. "Uitgeverijperikelen op Curaçao en Aruba" (in Dutch). Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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