Gütersloh Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany

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.