| LC control no. | n 79055106 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Kraus, Hans Peter, 1907-1988 |
| Variant(s) | Kraus, H. P. (Hans Peter), 1907-1988 |
| See also | Founded corporate body: H.P. Kraus (Firm) Founded corporate body: Kraus Periodicals, Inc. Founded corporate body: Kraus Reprint (Firm) |
| Associated country | Austria United States |
| Associated place | New York (N.Y.) |
| Located | Ridgefield (Conn.) |
| Birth date | 1907-10-12 |
| Death date | 1988-11-01 |
| Place of birth | Vienna (Austria) |
| Place of death | Ridgefield (Conn.) |
| Field of activity | Rare books Booksellers and bookselling Book collecting |
| Profession or occupation | Antiquarian booksellers Businesspeople Rare book dealer |
| Found in | His Inter-American and world book trade ... 1944. In memoriam Hans Peter Kraus, 1907-1988, 1989: t.p. (Hans Peter Kraus, 1907-1988) passim (bookman, rare book dealer of international stature; emigrated to U.S. in 1939; resided with wife Hanni and family in Ridgefield, Conn.; offices in New York City; operated as H.P. Kraus (Firm), Kraus Reprint Corp., etc.; d. 11-1-1988) A rare book saga : the autobiography of H.P. Kraus, 1979: p. 2 (born October 12, 1907, Vienna) p. 77 (H.P. Kraus, Rare Books) Wikipedia, 20 June 2016 (Hans P. Kraus; Hans Peter Kraus; also known as H. P. Kraus or HPK, was an Austrian-born book dealer; specialized in medieval illuminated manuscripts, incunables (books printed before 1501), and rare books of the 16th and 17th centuries; he started his own rare book business in 1932; sailed for New York City, arriving on October 12, 1939 ... restarted his rare book business in New York; born October 12, 1907, Vienna, Austria; died November 1, 1988, Ridgefield, Connecticut) |
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