Private company

Masson

French publisher

Masson was a French publisher which specialized principally in medical and scientific books and journals. It also published textbooks for secondary and tertiary education.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 19, 2026.

Overview

1804Founded1
  • Industrybook publishing1
  • HeadquartersIssy-Les-Moulineaux, France1
  • Websitewww.elsevier-masson.fr
  • Legal formsociété par actions simplifiée1
  • LEI549300HDLAMNMT1S8I413
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered address65 RUE CAMILLE DESMOULINS, 92130 Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France3
  • Registered withInfogreffe, 542 037 0313

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Masson was a French publisher which specialized principally in medical and scientific books and journals. It also published textbooks for secondary and tertiary education.2

The story

Founded by Victor Masson in 1804.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Ultimate parent

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Timeline

  1. 1804Founded Founded1

Sources

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