Anton Philipp Reclam

Anton Philipp Reclam's Grave in the Old St. John's Cemetery in Leipzig

Anton Philipp Reclam (1807–1896)^[1] was a German publisher and founder of the Reclam press. Reclam established his company in Leipzig in 1828 as "Philipp Reclam jun." to distinguish it from his father's company.^[2] After the 1867 lifting of the German copyright on authors deceased before 1837, Reclam introduced the successful Universal-Bibliothek, which offered affordable editions of classic German and foreign texts.

References

↑ Verlagsgeschichte (in German), Germany: Reclam .
↑ Garland, Henry (1997). The Oxford Companion to German Literature. Oxford University Press.

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 17972320 LCCN: nb99067966 ISNI: 0000 0000 2054 9077 GND: 11637408X

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