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Brill Publishers

Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 1946

    Post-war scrutiny of wartime publishing

    After the Second World War, Dutch denazification authorities found enemy funds in Brill's accounts and scrutinized the company's wartime work for the German occupying authorities. Director Theunis Folkers was arrested, barred from management, and the company paid a negotiated fine.