HarperCollins

Anglo-American publishing house
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HarperCollins
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HarperCollins

Summary

HarperCollins is a book publisher[1]. HarperCollins ranks in the top 2% of book_publisher entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,390 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • HarperCollins is in the country of United States[3].
  • HarperCollins's instance of is recorded as book publisher[4].
  • HarperCollins's founder is recorded as James Harper[5].
  • HarperCollins is owned by News Corp[6].
  • HarperCollins's headquarters location is recorded as 195 Broadway[7].
  • HarperCollins's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[8].
  • HarperCollins's has organizational division is recorded as Mariner Books[9].
  • HarperCollins's child organization or unit is recorded as William Morrow[10].
  • HarperCollins's child organization or unit is recorded as Harlequin Enterprises[11].
  • HarperCollins's child organization or unit is recorded as Quill Tree Books[12].
  • HarperCollins's child organization or unit is recorded as Caedmon Audio[13].
  • HarperCollins's child organization or unit is recorded as Harper Perennial[14].
  • HarperCollins's child organization or unit is recorded as Balzer + Bray[15].
  • HarperCollins's child organization or unit is recorded as Katherine Tegen Books[16].
  • HarperCollins's child organization or unit is recorded as HarperCollins Brasil[17].
  • HarperCollins's child organization or unit is recorded as HarperCollins Italia[18].
  • HarperCollins's child organization or unit is recorded as Collins Bartholomew[19].
  • HarperCollins's child organization or unit is recorded as Clarion Books[20].
  • HarperCollins's child organization or unit is recorded as Harper Voyager[21].
  • HarperCollins's child organization or unit is recorded as Fontana Books[22].
  • HarperCollins's country of origin is recorded as United States[23].
  • HarperCollins comprises Unwin & Hyman[24].
  • HarperCollins comprises Harper Perennial[25].
  • 1817 marks the founding of HarperCollins[26].
  • HarperCollins's location of formation is recorded as New York City[27].

Body

Founding

HarperCollins's founder is recorded as James Harper[5]. 1817 marks the founding of HarperCollins[26]. HarperCollins's location of formation is recorded as New York City[27].

Leadership

HarperCollins's director / manager is recorded as Brian Murray[28].

Operations

Headquarters locations include 195 Broadway[7], an office building[29], in United States[30], founded in 1916[31] and New York City[8], a global city[32], in United States[33], founded in 1624[34]. HarperCollins's parent organization or unit is recorded as News Corp[35]. Subsidiaries include William Morrow[10], a book publisher[36], in United States[37], founded in 1926[38], headquartered in New York City[39]; Harlequin Enterprises[11], a publishing house[40], in Canada[41], founded in 1949[42], headquartered in Toronto[43]; Quill Tree Books[12]; Caedmon Audio[13], a record label[44], in United States[45], founded in 1952[46]; Harper Perennial[14], an imprint[47], in United States[48], founded in 1964[49], headquartered in New York City[50]; and Balzer + Bray[15], a publishing house[51], founded in 2008[52].

Ownership

HarperCollins is owned by News Corp[6].

Why It Matters

HarperCollins ranks in the top 2% of book_publisher entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,390 views/month).[2] HarperCollins has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] HarperCollins is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

Works attributed to HarperCollins include Collins English Dictionary[55], an online dictionary[56].

References

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  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [55] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  23. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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