Albertus Willem Sijthoff | |
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| Born | (1829-06-30)30 June 1829 |
| Died | 29 July 1913(1913-07-29) (aged 84) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Other names | A.W. Sijthoff |
| Occupation(s) | Publisher,printer |
| Spouse | Waldina Sijthoff |
| Awards | Order of Orange-Nassau Order of the Oak Crown Order of the Polar Star |
Albertus Willem Sijthoff (30 June 1829 – 29 July 1913) was a prominentDutch publisher fromLeiden, Netherlands.
Sijthoff was born in 1829 to an established family in Leiden. He was educated at theStedelijk Gymnasium in Leiden, which had established a reputation as the "city of books."[1][2] His father was a prominent baker who died in 1843.[1]
Sijthoff worked in the book and newspaper printing office of J.G. La Lau, and theHague bookselling firm of K. Fuhri. After working in Paris as a resident typographist, Sijthhoff first spoke to colleagues about starting his own printing business on October 20, 1850. The A.W. Sijthoff company was established inLeiden in 1851.[1]
Sijthoff rose to prominence in the trade of translated books. He wrote a letter, dated November 12, 1899, to QueenWilhelmina of the Netherlands regarding his opposition to the petition to become a signatory to theBerne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. He felt that the international copyright restrictions would stifle the publishing industry in the Netherlands.[3]
Sijthoff was a member of theSociety of Dutch Literature. He was knighted in theOrder of Orange-Nassau, theOrder of the Oak Crown and theOrder of the Polar Star.[1]
Sijthoff spent his retirement atVilla Waldberta, an estate inFeldafing,Germany which he acquired fromMunich banker Bernhard Schuler in 1903. Previously called Villa Felsenheim, Sijthoff renamed it after himself and his wife Waldina. Sijthoff lived there until his death in 1913.Willi Daume, president of theMunich organizing committee of the1972 Summer Olympics occupied the villa from 1968 to 1974.[4]
His sonAlbert Georg Sijthoff continued in his father's footsteps, taking over as publisher of theHaagsche Courant. TheSijthoff Planetarium inThe Hague was named in his son's honor in 1934, as well as the asteroid3201 Sijthoff, which was discovered in 1960.[5][6]The family's publishing company continues to operate today asLuitingh-Sijthoff.[7]
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