The story
Founded by Gabriel Liiceanu in 1990.1
Private company
Humanitas
Logo: Editura Humanitas, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3
Romanian publishing house
Humanitas (Romanian: Editura Humanitas) is an independent Romanian publishing house, located at Piața Presei Libere 1 (House of the Free Press), Bucharest. It was founded on February 1, 1990 (after the Romanian Revolution) by the philosopher Gabriel Liiceanu, based on a state-owned publishing house, Editura Politică. Its slogan is Humanitas, bunul gust al libertății ("Humanitas, the good taste of freedom").2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1990Founded1
- HeadquartersBucharest1
- Websitehumanitas.ro/humanitas
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Humanitas (Romanian: Editura Humanitas) is an independent Romanian publishing house, located at Piața Presei Libere 1 (House of the Free Press), Bucharest. It was founded on February 1, 1990 (after the Romanian Revolution) by the philosopher Gabriel Liiceanu, based on a state-owned publishing house, Editura Politică. Its slogan is Humanitas, bunul gust al libertății ("Humanitas, the good taste of freedom").2
Leadership
Who has led Humanitas, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderGabriel Liiceanu1
Timeline
- 1990Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitehumanitas.ro/humanitas1
- WikipediaHumanitas (publishing house)
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ680566
Sources
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- 1WikidataHumanitas on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaHumanitas on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsHumanitas logo by Editura Humanitas, CC BY 3.0
- 4Wikimedia CommonsHumanitas photo by Biruitorul, Public domain