The story
Founded by Wilhelm Hopf in 1980.1
Private company
LIT Verlag
Logo: Lit Verlag, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3
German academic publisher
LIT Verlag or Lit Verlag is a German academic publisher founded in 1980. Its managing director is Wilhelm Hopf. Its principal place of publication is Münster; further publishing offices are located in Berlin, Vienna, Hamburg, London, Zurich, and New York City.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1980Founded1
- HeadquartersMünster1
- Websitewww.lit-verlag.de
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LIT Verlag or Lit Verlag is a German academic publisher founded in 1980. Its managing director is Wilhelm Hopf. Its principal place of publication is Münster; further publishing offices are located in Berlin, Vienna, Hamburg, London, Zurich, and New York City. It publishes approximately 800 books per year. It generally publishes in the areas of theology, social sciences, humanities, economics, political science.2
Leadership
Who has led LIT Verlag, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderWilhelm Hopf1
Timeline
- 1980Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.lit-verlag.de1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/litverlag1
- WikipediaLIT Verlag
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ1327220
Sources
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- 1WikidataLIT Verlag on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaLIT Verlag on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsLIT Verlag logo by Lit Verlag, CC BY-SA 4.0