Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften

Situated in Berlin, DVW was founded as Volkseigener Betrieb (VEB) on 1 January 1954 as the successor of the main department of "university literature" of the publisher Volk und Wissen [de] (VWV).

During the first ten years, DVW, for the most part, published mathematical and scientific literature aimed at university education.

In 1964, DVW took over parts of the programme of Rütten & Loening [de] and also published textbooks on topics of philosophy, history and sociology.

Whilst more than a third of the production was distributed into Western foreign countries, the publisher still did not make a profit due to the fixed low book prices, politically motivated so called Preisanordnungen (PAOs) dictated by the East German government.

In October 1991, DVW was sold to Verlagsgruppe Hüthig Heidelberg [de] with some assets being transferred to other publishing houses.