Heinz Sarkowski

Heinz Sarkowski (* 1925 in Waren (Müritz) ; † March 15, 2006 in Dossenheim ) was a German book manufacturer, senior publisher and author, mainly on publishing history.

Life

After two years of service with the Wehrmacht during the Second World War , he completed an apprenticeship in bookselling at the Gustav Weiland company in Lübeck , where he had also spent his childhood. Sarkowski was employed by several large publishing houses, including the Insel-Verlag , S. Fischer Verlag , the Georg von Holtzbrinck publishing group and the Piper Verlag . From 1976 to 1992 Sarkowski was head of the production department at Springer-Wissenschaftsverlag .

His work Der Insel-Verlag. 1899-1969 (1970, revised 1999) established his reputation as an expert in book and publishing history.

Works

The Bibliographical Institute. Publishing history and bibliography 1826-1976 . Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim u. a. 1976, ISBN 3-411-01368-0 .
as editor: 50 years Insel-Bücherei 1912-1962 . Insel, Frankfurt am Main 1962, DNB 452222044 .
The Insel Verlag. A bibliography 1899-1969 . Insel, Frankfurt am Main / Leipzig 1999, 2nd, revised edition, ISBN 3-458-15611-9 .
with Wolfgang Jeske : The Insel-Verlag 1899-1999. The history of the publishing house , Insel, Frankfurt am Main / Leipzig 1999, ISBN 3-458-16985-7 .
with Heinz Götze : The Springer publishing house . Stations in its history . Springer, Berlin 1992–1994 two volumes: Volume 1 1992, ISBN 3-540-55221-9 , Volume 2 1994, ISBN 3-540-56691-0 .

Awards

1990: Certificate of Honor from the Maximilian Society
1995: The sponsor of the German book through the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels
2000: Honorary doctorate from Heidelberg University

Web links

Literature by and about Heinz Sarkowski in the catalog of the German National Library

personal data
SURNAME	Sarkowski, Heinz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German book maker, publisher and book historian
DATE OF BIRTH	1925
PLACE OF BIRTH	Goods (Müritz)
DATE OF DEATH	March 15, 2006
Place of death	Dossenheim