S. H. Steinberg
Sigfrid Henry Steinberg (3 August 1899 – 28 January 1969) FRHS was a German scholar who emigrated to Britain where he worked as an historical author and editor.
Early life and family
Sigfrid Steinberg was born on 3 August 1899 in Goslar, Germany. He emigrated to Britain in 1936 to take up a research fellowship at The Courtauld Institute of Art in London.[1]
Career
In Britain, Steinberg had a career as an author and editor, working for various publishing houses and producing a number of popular historical reference books.
Death
Steinberg died on 28 January 1969.
Selected publications
- A One-Year German Course. Macmillan, London, 1939.
- Historical Tables &c. Macmillan, London, 1939. (Eight editions)
- Fifteen German Poets. Macmillan, London, 1945. (Editor)
- Five Hundred Years of Printing. Faber & Faber, London, 1959.
- A New Dictionary of British History. Edward Arnold, London, 1963. (Editor)
- The Thirty Years War and the Conflict for European Hegemony 1600-1660. Edward Arnold, London, 1966.
- Steinberg's Dictionary of British History
References
- ^ "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/74926. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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