History
Reed Elsevier started operation in January of 1993, as the result of a merger of Reed International and Elsevier NV.
History of Reed International
In 1894, Albert E. Reed established a newsprint manufacture at Tovil mill near Maidstone. In 1903, Albert E Reed & Co was registered as a public company. In 1970, the company name was changed to Reed International Limited.
History of Elsevier NV
In 1880, Jacobus George Robbers started a publishing company called NV Uitgeversmaatschappij Elsevier in Rotterdam.
Company segments
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Legal
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