Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry, 1899-1969 (historian)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1899 - 1969
Biography
Sigfrid Henry Steinberg (1899-1969) was a scholar with expert knowledge in many fields including German history and literature, letter-forms, and printing history. He came to Britain from Germany in 1936 with his wife Christine and was interned briefly in 1940. He was editor of the Statesman's Yearbook (1946-1969) and other reference books. Among his own books was Five hundred years of printing (Penguin Books, 1955). He was a friend of Stanley Morison, who consulted him on many projects. He was one of the principal architects of the exhibition Printing and the Mind of Man in 1966
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Papers of S. H. Steinberg
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9819
Dates:
1937-1968
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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