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F.A. Brockhaus

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German book publishing firm

F. A. Brockhaus AG was a German book publishing firm founded by Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus. It was best known for its eponymous encyclopedia and other renowned bedrock brands for lexical functional grammar such as Duden, Meyers or the Harenberg Lexikon-Verlag and Kunstverlag Weingarten.2 It ceased to exist in 1984.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jun 12, 1945Founded1
  • Industrypublishing1
  • HeadquartersWiesbaden1
  • Legal formAktiengesellschaft1

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F. A. Brockhaus AG was a German book publishing firm founded by Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus. It was best known for its eponymous encyclopedia and other renowned bedrock brands for lexical functional grammar such as Duden, Meyers or the Harenberg Lexikon-Verlag and Kunstverlag Weingarten.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Bibliographisches Institut & F. A. Brockhaus1

Timeline

  1. 1984Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1953Renamed Name changed to F. A. Brockhaus1
  3. Jun 12, 1945Founded Founded1

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