S. H. Steinberg
Appearance
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
[edit]Sigfrid Steinberg was born on 3 August 1899 in Goslar, Germany. He emigrated to Britain in 1936 to take up a research fellowship atThe Courtauld Institute of Artin London.[1]
Career
[edit]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Steinberg had a career as an author and editor, working for various publishing houses and producing a number of popular historical reference books. His main profession was: "Editor of The Statesman's Yearbook" (1946-1969)
Death
[edit]Steinberg died on 28 January 1969.
Selected publications
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^"The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/74926.(Subscription orUK public library membershiprequired.)