Goethe, Schleiermacher, the Brothers Grimm, Max Planck, Noam Chomsky, and Jürgen Habermas – these are just few of the authors who published with De Gruyter and whose titles can be found in our archive, which comprises more than 53,000 titles. Now, over 270 years later, we are breathing new life into these treasures by making them digitally available again.


OPEN ACCESS
To celebrate the 270th anniversary of the De Gruyter publishing house, the company provides permanent open access to 270 selected treasures from the De Gruyter Book Archive. In 2019, over the time frame of 10 months, 27 titles per month were made available to anyone, anywhere, at any time. We are excited to have this chance to share some of the most influential titles we have, and give you fresh inspiration for your work.

The De Gruyter Book Archive (DGBA) dates back to the late eighteenth century when De Gruyter was founded. The archive provides access to primary sources for historical research in the broadest possible sense. De Gruyter did publish books between 1933 and 1945 and due to their political or ideological orientation some of these books are not actively marketed and can’t be purchased by individuals.