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  • Leipzig, Germany
    Thursday Jan 2, 1913
    Libraries

    German National Library

    Leipzig, Germany
    Thursday Jan 2, 1913

    In 1912, the town of Leipzig, seat of the annual Leipzig Book Fair, the Kingdom of Saxony and the Börsenverein der Deutschen Buchhändler (Association of German booksellers) agreed to found a German National Library in Leipzig. Starting 1 January 1913, all publications in German were systematically collected (including books from Austria and Switzerland).




  • Leipzig, Germany
    Thursday Jan 2, 1913
    Libraries

    German National Library

    Leipzig, Germany
    Thursday Jan 2, 1913

    In 1912, the town of Leipzig, seat of the annual Leipzig Book Fair, the Kingdom of Saxony and the Börsenverein der Deutschen Buchhändler (Association of German booksellers) agreed to found a German National Library in Leipzig. Starting 1 January 1913, all publications in German were systematically collected (including books from Austria and Switzerland).




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