Julius Springer

Springer and his son Ferdinand built it from a small firm of 4 employees into the world's second largest academic publisher.

[specify] Springer was from 1867 to 1873 president of the German Booksellers and Publishers Association.

From 1869 until his death, Springer was a member of the Berlin city assembly.

In addition, he was one of the pioneers of national and international copyright law.

[4] The text of the plaque at Breite Straße 11 in Berlin-Mitte reads: (Julius Springer, 1817–1877, publisher, founded here on 10 May 1842 Springer-Verlag, today one of the biggest scientific publishing houses in the world.)