Otto Harrassowitz
German publisher
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| Intro | German publisher | |
| Places | Germany | |
| was | Author Publisher Writer | |
| Work field | Business Journalism Literature | |
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| Birth | 18 December 1845, Venezuela | |
| Death | 24 June 1920Gaschwitz (aged 74 years) |
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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. A subsidiary, Harrassowitz Verlag (Harrassowitz Publishing House), is an academic publishing company.