S. H. Steinberg Explained

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Steinberg had a career as an author and editor, working for various publishing houses and producing a number of popular historical reference books.His main profession was: "Editor of The Statesman's Yearbook" (1946-1969)

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

Notes and References

1. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 10.1093/ref:odnb/74926. 2004.