Hellmuth E. Lehmann-Haupt
Hellmut Emil Lehman-Haupt (born in Berlin, Germany, 1903 - died in Columbia, United States, 1992) was a bibliography expert and author. He wrote more than 200 titles about a wide variety of topics, from the history of the print to analysis of the comic strip. Career. Hellmut Emil Lehmann-Haupt grow up in Berlin at the early 20th century. His father was a professor of ancient history and his mother a playwright. When he was a child, he developed an interest in the art of the book. His doctoral dissertation was related to early book illustration . In 1929, Lehmann-Haupt moved to the United States, where he started working for the Encyclopedia Britannica. In 1930, he was named curator of the rare book department of the Columbia University Library. In 1939, he was an assistant professor of book arts in Columbia's School of Library Service. In 1959, he became chief bibliography expert for rare book and a manuscript dealer H. P. Kraus. In 1954 and 1955, Lehmann-Haupt taught at the Pratt Institute. From 1965 to 1967 at the Yale University, and from 1969 to 1974 at the University of Missouri. Hellmuth E. Lehmann-Haupt