| Variations of Name | P J Zondervan; Peter Zondervan |
| Biography | Pat Zondervan was the major co-founder of Zondervan Corporation, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, one of the nations largest publishers of religious books. The other co-founder of Zondervan Corporation was Bernard Zondervan, Pats brother.
Zondervans publishing activities remained successful, and in 1944, Zondervan published 58 titles. In 1946, following the end of the Second World War, the publishing activities exploded to a total number of 154 published titles for that year. During that same year 350,000 books, and 250,000 booklets were printed. Also at that time, 365 authors were on the royalty rolls. By 1947, Zondervans work force had grown to 90 employees. |