Hermann Benjamin
Hermann Benjamin (born December 10, 1900 in Hamburg , † September 24, 1936 in London ) was a German music publisher .
Life
Hermann Benjamin's parents, Helene and John Benjamin, were co-owners of the Anton J. Benjamin Musikverlag in Hamburg and Leipzig . From 1930 to 1933 Hermann Benjamin was initially general authorized signatory , then a member of the board of this publishing house. In the mid-1930s he went into exile in Great Britain, where he founded the British Standard Music Company Ltd. together with the British music publisher B. Feldman & Co. founded.
Hermann Benjamin committed suicide in 1936; his wife and two children were after returning to the German Empire deported and KZ murdered. His mother was also killed in the Theresienstadt concentration camp in 1943 .
Archives of the music publisher Anton J. Benjamin are in the 21064 Anton J. Benjamin / Hans C. Sikorski KG, Leipzig, in the Leipzig State Archives.
Web links
- Hermann Benjamin in the Lexicon of Persecuted Musicians from the Nazi Era (LexM)
supporting documents
- ↑ Hamburg registry office 03: birth register . No. 2878/1900.
- ^ Wills and Administrations, 1937. p. 312.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Benjamin, Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German music publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 24, 1936 |
| Place of death | London |