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S. H. Steinberg

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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

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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

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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Steinberg had a career as an author and editor, working for various publishing houses and producing a number of popular historical reference books.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

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Steinberg died on 28 January 1969.

Selected publications

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "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.)