Gottfried Bermann, later Gottfried Bermann Fischer (31 July 1897,

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– 17 September 1995,

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), was a German

publisher Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...

. He owned the S. Fischer Verlag.

Biography

After serving as an officer in

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, Bermann Fischer studied medicine at the universities of Breslau, Freiburg and Munich. In 1924 he met the daughter of the publisher

Samuel Fischer Samuel Fischer, later Samuel von Fischer (24 December 1859 – 15 October 1934), was a Hungarian-born German publisher, the founder of S. Fischer Verlag. Fischer was born in Liptau-Sankt-Nikolaus/Liptószentmiklós (now Liptovský Mikuláš), ...

, Brigitte, and married her in February 1926. In 1936 Fischer moved from Berlin to Vienna, and thereafter to Stockholm and to the United States. In 1942 in New York he formed the imprint of L.B. Fischer, together with Fritz Landshoff.

Literary works

* ''Wanderer durch ein Jahrhundert''. Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt 1994, * ''Bedroht, bewahrt''. Fischer (S.), Frankfurt 1981, * ''Briefwechsel mit Autoren''. Fischer (S.), Frankfurt 2001, * ''Lebendige Gegenwart''. ²1987, * ''Briefwechsel''. ith_Carl_Zuckmayer.html" ;"title="Carl_Zuckmayer.html" ;"title="ith Carl Zuckmayer">ith Carl Zuckmayer">Carl_Zuckmayer.html" ;"title="ith Carl Zuckmayer">ith Carl Zuckmayer Wallstein 2004, * ''Briefwechsel 1932 - 1955''. [with Thomas Mann], Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt 1975, * ''Neue Rundschau, Die neue Rundschau vom 6. Juni 1945''. Faksimileausgabe, S. Fischer, Frankfurt 2001, (Hg.)

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1897 births 1995 deaths People from the Province of Silesia People from Gliwice German publishers (people) Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany {{Germany-publisher-stub