Walter Hoffmann ( Walter Hofmann ) ( 1879 - 1952 ) - German library scientist, librarian, art historian and teacher, doctor of pedagogical sciences (1931).
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| Date of Birth | 1879 |
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| Date of death | 1952 |
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| Citizenship |  Germany |
| Occupation | library science , art history |
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Biography
Born in 1879. He studied and graduated from the folk school in Dresden, while receiving the profession of engraver . He became a librarian by chance - he worked and published in newspapers. I decided to create a free library and in 1906 it opened its doors in Plauen , where he headed it until 1913. In 1913 he was appointed to the post of director of the city library in Leipzig , this position he held until his death.
He died in 1952.
Scientific Works
The main scientific works are devoted to library science.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 118706160 // Common Regulatory Control (GND) - 2012—2016.