The Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels was founded in Leipzig in 1825.
Sources
- Eine etwas andere Geschichte des Handels mit Wissen (blog.dnb.de)
- https://www.boersenverein.de/ueber-uns/geschichte/ (boersenverein.de)
- https://www.boersenverein.de/english/about-us/ (boersenverein.de)
- https://www.archiv.sachsen.de/archiv/bestand.jsp?oid=11.2&bestandid=21765&syg_id=245574 (archiv.sachsen.de)
- https://www.leipzig-lexikon.de/gesver/boersen.htm (leipzig-lexikon.de)
- https://www.hessenschau.de/kultur/200-jahre-boersenverein-des-deutschen-buchhandels-warum-buecher-feste-preise-brauchen-v1,200-jahre-boersenverein-100.html (hessenschau.de)
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