Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig

The Bibliographisches Institut was a German publishing company founded 1826 in Gotha by Joseph Meyer. It moved to Hildburghausen in 1828 and to Leipzig in 1874. Its production over the years includes such well-known titles as Meyers Lexikon (encyclopaedias, since 1839, see Meyers Konversations-Lexikon), Brehms Tierleben (animal life, 1863–1869, 4th ed. 1911–1918); Duden (dictionaries on every aspect of the language, since 1880); Meyers Reisebücher (guide books, 1862–1936); Meyers Klassiker (literature); atlases (Meyers Handatlas, Der Grosse Weltatlas); newspapers (Koloniale Zeitschrift); and others. In 2022, the Bibliographisches Institut was fully integrated into Cornelsen Verlag and thus ceased to exist.

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Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig is no longer an active publisher (defunct since 1984). Its books may still be in print through successor companies or available second-hand and in libraries.