When was Brill Publishers founded?
Brill Publishers was founded on the 17th of May 1683, when Jordaan Luchtmans registered with the Leiden booksellers' guild. This makes it one of the oldest publishing houses in the Netherlands.
Questions about Brill Publishers
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Where is Brill Publishers headquartered?
Brill Publishers is headquartered in Leiden, in the South Holland region of the Netherlands. It also operates offices in Boston, Paderborn, Vienna, Singapore, and Beijing.
What did Brill Publishers do during World War II?
During the German occupation of the Netherlands, Brill cooperated with the occupying forces, printing foreign-language textbooks and military manuals including a guide for German officers to identify Russian army insignias. After the war, the Dutch denazification committee found enemy money in Brill's accounts and director Theunis Folkers was arrested in September 1946. The company paid fines fixed at 57,000 guilders.
What subject areas does Brill Publishers specialize in?
Brill is especially known for Oriental studies, classics, religious studies, Jewish studies, Islamic studies, Asian studies, international law, and human rights. Its catalogue also covers biology, history, linguistics, political science, and a wide range of humanities and social science fields.
What is De Gruyter Brill?
De Gruyter Brill is the company formed when German publisher De Gruyter acquired Brill for 51.1 million euros. The acquisition was announced in October 2023 and completed by the second quarter of 2024.
What is the Brill typeface and who can use it?
The Brill typeface is a commercial font developed by Brill Publishers that supports most Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic character ranges, including the International Phonetic Alphabet and historical letter forms. It is available free for personal use and offers better diacritic rendering than most standard computer fonts.