…War II, Heinrich Mohn’s son Reinhard Mohn (1921–2009), in the fifth and most formative generation of family control, instituted Bertelsmann’s book club operations (Bertelsmann Lesering), while adding encyclopaedias and atlases to the company’s business, establishing Bertelsmann as a global corporation. In 1958, Bertelsmann expanded into music by founding Ariola; Sonopress,…
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