Private company

Schneekluth Verlag

Schneekluth Verlag is a German publishing house based in Munich, founded in 1948.¹ It was founded by Franz Schneekluth.¹ It is part of Droemer Knaur.¹

Der Schneekluth-Verlag, der vor allem Belletristik verlegte, bestand ab 1949 und war ab 1967 in München. 2003 wurde er von der Verlagsgruppe Droemer-Knaur übernommen.² From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1948Founded¹

HeadquartersMunich, Germany¹
Founded inCelle¹

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Corporate structure

Schneekluth Verlag is part of a group headed by Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. 100 entities, 14 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Holtzbrinck Publishing Group Stuttgart, Germany
- Droemer Knaur Munich
  - Schneekluth Verlag Munich, Germany
- GvH Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft XXXIII mbH Stuttgart, Germany
  - Macmillan Inc. New York, New York, United States
- Macmillan Publishers Basingstoke, United Kingdom
  - Palgrave Macmillan Subsidiary · Basingstoke
  - St. Martin's Press Subsidiary · New York City
    - St. Martin's Griffin Subsidiary
    - Thomas Dunne Books Subsidiary · United States
  - Tor Publishing Group Subsidiary · Equitable Building, United States
    - Forge Books Subsidiary
    - Tor Books Subsidiary · Equitable Building
    - Nightfire Subsidiary
    - Orb Books Subsidiary
    - Tor Essentials Subsidiary · New York City, United States
    - Tor Fantasy Subsidiary · New York City, United States
    - Tordotcom Publishing Subsidiary
  - PAN MACMILLAN PUBLISHING INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · 99.99% · New Delhi, India
  - Feiwel and Friends Subsidiary
  - Figshare Subsidiary
  - Flatiron Books Subsidiary · United States
  - Kingfisher Books Subsidiary
  - Macmillan Audio Subsidiary · United States
  - Macmillan London Subsidiary
  - Macmillan Nig. Publishers Ltd. Subsidiary · Lagos, Nigeria
  - Mantle Subsidiary
  - Red Globe Press Subsidiary
  - Square Fish Subsidiary
  - St. Martin's Publishing Group Subsidiary
  - Tor UK Subsidiary
- Springer Nature Subsidiary · 53% · Berlin, Germany
  - Apress Subsidiary · New York City
  - BioMed Central Subsidiary · London
  - J.B. Metzler Subsidiary · Stuttgart, Germany
  - Macmillan Education Subsidiary · London
  - Nature Portfolio Subsidiary · London
  - Prensa Científica Subsidiary
  - Springer Medizin Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
  - Springer Nature (Netherlands) Subsidiary · Dordrecht, Netherlands
  - Springer Nature America Subsidiary · New York City
  - Springer Science+Business Media Subsidiary · Luxembourg
    - Birkhäuser Subsidiary · Basel
    - Bohn Stafleu van Loghum Subsidiary · Houten, Netherlands
    - Codes Rousseau Subsidiary · Les Sables-d'Olonne, France
    - Springer (New Zealand) Subsidiary · Auckland, New Zealand
    - Springer Berlin Heidelberg Subsidiary
    - Springer Gabler Subsidiary · Wiesbaden
    - Springer India Subsidiary · New Delhi, India
    - Springer Vieweg Verlag Subsidiary · Wiesbaden
    - Current Medicine Group Subsidiary
    - Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Subsidiary · United States
    - Springer Italy Subsidiary · Italy
    - Springer New York Subsidiary
    - Springer US Subsidiary
    - Springer-Verlag New York Subsidiary
  - Springer VS Subsidiary · Wiesbaden
  - SPRINGER NATURE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER GMBH Subsidiary · 100% · Heidelberg, Germany
  - ASA Press Subsidiary · Switzerland
  - Scientific American Subsidiary
  - Springer Healthcare Subsidiary · United Kingdom
  - Springer Nature (China) Subsidiary · China
  - Springer Nature Limited Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
  - Springer Nature Switzerland AG Subsidiary · Switzerland
  - SPRINGER NATURE TWO GMBH Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
    - SPRINGER NATURE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH Subsidiary · 100% · Berlin, Germany
      - 1 more
  - Springer Vienna Subsidiary
  - SPRINGER-VERLAG GMBH Subsidiary · Vienna, Austria
  - SPRINGER-VERLAG GMBH Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
  - SpringerOpen Subsidiary · Switzerland
  - STAMPDEW LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
- Argon Verlag Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
- Digital Science Subsidiary · London
  - metaphacts Subsidiary · Walldorf, Germany
  - Altmetric Subsidiary · United Kingdom
  - Dimensions Subsidiary
  - Ontopic Subsidiary
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux Subsidiary · New York City
  - North Point Press Subsidiary · San Francisco
  - MCD | Farrar, Straus and Giroux Subsidiary
  - Sarah Crichton Books Subsidiary
- Henry Holt and Company Subsidiary · New York City
  - Metropolitan Books Subsidiary · United States
- Kiepenheuer & Witsch Subsidiary · Cologne
  - Galiani Verlag Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
- Macmillan Learning Subsidiary · New York City
- NetDoktor Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
- Picador Subsidiary · London
- Prognos AG Subsidiary · Basel
- Rowohlt Verlag Subsidiary · Hamburg
- S. Fischer Verlag Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main
  - Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag Subsidiary · Frankfurt, Germany
  - Tor Online (Germany) Subsidiary
- ZEIT Sprachen Subsidiary · Planegg, Germany
- Zeitverlag Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
- DIGITAL SCIENCE UK LIMITED Subsidiary · 88% · London, United Kingdom
- Die Zeit Subsidiary · Germany
- Holtzbrinck Publishing Group (United States) Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Neobooks Subsidiary · Germany

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The story

Founded by Franz Schneekluth in 1948, in Celle.¹

Leadership

Who has led Schneekluth Verlag, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

FounderFranz Schneekluth¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Droemer Knaur since 2003

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

2003Acquired Acquired by Droemer Knaur¹
1948Founded Founded in Celle¹

Sources

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1
WikidataSchneekluth Verlag on Wikidata
2
WikipediaSchneekluth Verlag on the German Wikipedia