Carl Bertelsmann establishes the C. Bertelsmann Verlag…
July 1835 CE
Carl Bertelsmann establishes the C. Bertelsmann Verlag as a publishing house and print shop in July 1835 at Gütersloh, concentrating initially on Christian songs and books.
Bertelsmann will succeed: as of January 1, 2008, the transnational media corporation will operate in sixty-three countries and employ 102,397 workers.