Hans Kretschmer
Hans Kretschmer (born July 12, 1887 in Görlitz ; † 1976 ) was a German publisher .
Career
Kretschmer was the owner of a book printing company. In early 1919 he acquired the CA Starke Verlag . He is the founder of the journal “Archive for Family Research ” and published the “Genealogical Handbook of the Baltic Knighthoods” from 1929 to 1944.
After expropriation in 1946, he moved with his family to Glücksburg , where he began to rebuild the publishing house. In 1958 he moved the company headquarters to Limburg .
Honors
- 1968: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
source
- Company portrait of CA Starke Verlag
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| SURNAME | Kretschmer, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Goerlitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1976 |