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Seven Seas Publishers

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Seven Seas Publishers is a 1958-1980 East German publisher of English language literature.1 It was founded by Gertrude Heym.1 It is headquartered in Berlin.1 It is part of Verlag Volk und Welt.1

Seven Seas Publishers war ein Verlag für englischsprachige Literatur im DDR-Verlag Volk und Welt, gegründet von Gertrude Heym, der Ehefrau von Stefan Heym, nach der Rückkehr aus dem amerikanischen Exil.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1958Founded1
  • HeadquartersBerlin, East Germany1

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Corporate structure

Seven Seas Publishers is part of a group headed by Verlag Volk und Welt. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Gertrude Heym in 1958.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1980Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1958Founded Founded1

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