Westermann Verlag

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Westermann Verlag
Parent company Medien-Union
Founded1838
FounderGeorge Westermann (1810–1879)
Country of origin Germany
Headquarters location Braunschweig
Publication types books
No. of employees800
Official website www.westermann.de

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.[ citation needed ]

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Westermann is renowned for its meticulous world history-atlas in German, the Großer Atlas zur Weltgeschichte, generally known as "the Westermann." [1]

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.[ citation needed ]

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  1. "Global Publishing Leaders 2017: Westermann Gruppe". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2023-11-22.