The Thieme family vault in Leipzig's Südfriedhof cemetery.

Georg Thieme (2 July 1860 in Leipzig – 26 December 1925 in Leipzig) was a German publisher, notable for founding the Georg Thieme Verlags in 1886 - it still operates as Thieme Medical Publishers. He was the son of the industrialist Alfred Thieme and elder brother of the art historian Ulrich Thieme.

References

  • (in German) Katrin Löffler, Iris Schöpa, Heidrun Sprinz; Der Leipziger Südfriedhof – Geschichte / Grabstätten / Grabdenkmäler; Edition Leipzig in der Dornier Medienholding Berlin, 1. Auflage 2000; ISBN 3-361-00526-4


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