Harper (publisher)
Harper is an American publishing house, the flagship
imprint of global publisher,
HarperCollins, based in
New York City. Founded in New York in 1817 by
James Harper and his brother John, the company operated as J. & J. Harper until 1833, when it changed its name to Harper & Brothers, reflecting the inclusion of Joseph and
Fletcher Harper. Harper began publishing ''
Harper's Magazine'', ''
Harper's Weekly'', and other periodicals beginning in the 1850s. From 1962 to 1990, the company was known as Harper & Row after its merger with Row, Peterson & Company. Harper & Row was purchased in 1987 by
News Corporation and combined with
William Collins, Sons, its United Kingdom counterpart, in 1990 to form
HarperCollins, although the Harper name has been used in its place since 2007.
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