Samuel Fischer, later Samuel von Fischer (24 December 1859 – 15 October 1934), was a Hungarian-born German publisher, the founder of S. Fischer Verlag. Fischer was born in Liptau-Sankt-Nikolaus/Liptószentmiklós (now Liptovský Mikuláš), Liptau/Liptó megye, northern Hungary. Biography He was trained as a bookseller in Vienna and moved to Berlin shortly afterwards. In Berlin, he joined the bookseller and publisher Hugo Steinitz. Fischer took on increasing responsibility for new publishing endeavours and managed to launch his own firm in 1886, the S. Fischer, Verlag. The Fischer publishing house first became known by introducing the works of Ibsen to German stages and by supporting the naturalist circle in Berlin. Samuel Fischer founded the theatre society Freie Bühne with Otto Brahm to avoid censorship. He died in Berlin, Germany. His granddaughter was the actress Gisela Fischer. See also S. Fischer Verlag References Judentum-projekt.de External links 1859 births 1934 deaths People from Liptovský Mikuláš Hungarian Jews Austro-Hungarian emigrants to Germany German people of Hungarian-Jewish descent German people of Slovak-Jewish descent 19th-century German people 20th-century German people 19th-century Austrian people 20th-century Austrian people 19th-century Hungarian people 20th-century Hungarian people 19th-century publishers (people) 20th-century publishers (people) German publishers (people) Austrian publishers (people) Hungarian publishers (people) Businesspeople from Berlin Austrian magazine founders