Bonnier family
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The Bonnier family is a wealthy Swedish
family of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, active in the publishing business since the late-18th century. The family controls the Swedish company Bonnier AB, with an annual revenue in 2008 of US$ 4.13 billion (2008).
. His son, the jeweller Löbel Schie (1718–1790), fathered the jeweller and coin dealer Löbel Salomon Hirschel (born 1745). Hirschel's son, Gutkind Hirschel (1778–1862) moved from Germany to Copenhagen
, Denmark
in 1801 and changed his name to Gerhard Bonnier (the name Bonnier is a French
variant of the German given name Gutkind). In Copenhagen, Gerhard Bonnier started a library, a bookstore, and a publishing company.
Gerhard Bonnier's oldest son Adolf Bonnier (1806–1867) moved to Gothenburg
, Sweden
in 1827 to expand the family business. He opened a library in the city the following year and a few years later in Stockholm as well. Adolf Bonnier started a publishing company in 1834 and his two younger brothers, David Felix Bonnier (1822–1881) and Albert Bonnier (1820–1900), soon moved to Stockholm to help with the business.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
family of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, active in the publishing business since the late-18th century. The family controls the Swedish company Bonnier AB, with an annual revenue in 2008 of US$ 4.13 billion (2008).
Family background
The earliest known member of the patriarchal line of the family was a cloth salesman Jacob Schye (born 1674) from the town of Soborten in BohemiaBohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
. His son, the jeweller Löbel Schie (1718–1790), fathered the jeweller and coin dealer Löbel Salomon Hirschel (born 1745). Hirschel's son, Gutkind Hirschel (1778–1862) moved from Germany to Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
in 1801 and changed his name to Gerhard Bonnier (the name Bonnier is a French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
variant of the German given name Gutkind). In Copenhagen, Gerhard Bonnier started a library, a bookstore, and a publishing company.
Gerhard Bonnier's oldest son Adolf Bonnier (1806–1867) moved to Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
in 1827 to expand the family business. He opened a library in the city the following year and a few years later in Stockholm as well. Adolf Bonnier started a publishing company in 1834 and his two younger brothers, David Felix Bonnier (1822–1881) and Albert Bonnier (1820–1900), soon moved to Stockholm to help with the business.
Famous family members
- Gerhard Bonnier, (1778–1862), book seller
- Albert Bonnier, (1820–1900), publisher
- Eva BonnierEva BonnierEva Fredrika Bonnier was a Swedish painter and philanthropist.- Biography :Born in Stockholm as a daughter of publisher Albert Bonnier and a member of a leading family of publishers, Eva Bonnier studied painting with August Malmström and became a student in the women's section of the Royal Swedish...
, (1855–1907), painter - Karl Otto Bonnier, (1856–1941), publisher
- Tor Bonnier, (1883–1976), publisher
- Åke Bonnier, (1886–1979), publisher
- Joakim BonnierJoakim BonnierJoakim "Jo" Bonnier was a Swedish sportscar racing and Formula One driver who raced for various teams.-Early life:...
, (1930–1972), Formula One driver - Lukas BonnierLukas BonnierLukas Bonnier Swedish publisher, member of the Bonnier family, the son of Tor Bonnier.Bonnier was president of Åhlen & Åkerlunds tidskriftsförlag 1957-1978 and 1980-1982 and then became chairman of the board of Bonniers Tidskriftsförlag...
, (1922–2006), publisher - Åke Bonnier the younger, (1957- ), dean of Stockholm CathedralStorkyrkanSankt Nikolai kyrka , most commonly known as Storkyrkan and Stockholms domkyrka , is the oldest church in Gamla Stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is an important example of Swedish Brick Gothic...
- Jonas BonnierJonas BonnierJonas Bonnier is the CEO/President of the Bonnier Group since 1 January 2008, and member of the Bonnier family. He is also a novelist, and has published seven novels after his debut in 1988.-References:...
, (1963- ), novelist