Groupe Flammarion () is a French publishing group, comprising many units, including its namesake, founded in 1876 by
Ernest Flammarion
Ernest Flammarion (; May 30, 1846, Montigny-le-Roi - January 21, 1936, Paris) was a French publisher, founder of Groupe Flammarion (Flammarion-Marpon Editions).
Biography
Ernest Flammarion is the fourth in a family of six children whose eldes ...
, as well as units in distribution, sales, printing and bookshops (La Hune and Flammarion Center). Flammarion became part of the
Italian media conglomerate
RCS MediaGroup in 2000.
Éditions Gallimard acquired Flammarion from RCS MediaGroup in 2012. Subsidiaries include
Casterman. Its headquarters in
Paris are in the building that was the former
Café Voltaire
Café Voltaire, named after the writer and philosopher Voltaire, was a former café and restaurant located on Place de l'Odeon in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France.
The café was open from the early 19th century until the middle of t ...
(named in honour of the writer and philosopher
Voltaire), located on the
Place de l'Odeon
Place may refer to:
Geography
* Place (United States Census Bureau), defined as any concentration of population
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in the current
6th arrondissement of Paris.
Flammarion is a subsidiary of
Groupe Madrigall, the third largest French publishing group.
History
Ernest Flammarion successfully launched his family publishing venture in 1875 with the ''Treaty of Popular Astronomy'' of his brother, the astronomer
Camille Flammarion. The firm published
Émile Zola,
Maupassant, and
Jules Renard, as well as
Hector Malot,
Colette, and a wide list of medical, scientific, geographical, and historical works, including also the
Père Castor children's series.
Brands
See also
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Café Voltaire
Café Voltaire, named after the writer and philosopher Voltaire, was a former café and restaurant located on Place de l'Odeon in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France.
The café was open from the early 19th century until the middle of t ...
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Place de l'Odeon
Place may refer to:
Geography
* Place (United States Census Bureau), defined as any concentration of population
** Census-designated place, a populated area lacking its own Municipality, municipal government
* "Place", a type of street or road ...
References
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Publishing companies of France
RCS MediaGroup
Visual arts publishing companies
Publishing companies established in 1876
French companies established in 1876