Diederichs (publisher)

Diederichs Verlag
Parent companyRandom House
FoundedSeptember 14, 1896
FounderEugen Diederichs
Country of originGermany
Headquarters locationMunich,
Bavaria
Key peopleThomas Rathnow
Official websitewww.randomhouse.de

Diederichs is a German book publisher based in Munich, Bavaria. Founded in 1896 by Eugen Diederichs, it profoundly shaped intellectual life at the beginning of the 20th century. After three generations as a family-owned enterprise, from 1988 the firm was owned by Hugendubel. Since 2008, it has been part of the Verlagsgruppe Random House.