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Sharp, William, 1900-1961

LC control no.nr 00017074
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Personal name headingSharp, William, 1900-1961
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Variant(s)Sharp, William, 1900-
Schleifer, Leon, 1900-1961
Associated placeBerlin (Germany)
Birth date1900
Death date1961
Place of birthLʹviv (Ukraine)
Place of deathNew York (N.Y.)
Field of activityIllustration of books Magazine illustration
Profession or occupationIllustrators Exiles
Found inThe brothers Karamazov, c1945: t.p. (William Sharp)
LC in RLIN, 19 May 2000 (hdg.: Sharp, William, 1900-; usage: William Sharp)
German children's and youth literature in exile, 1933-1950, 2001: page 206 (William Sharp (recte Leon Schleifer, 1900-1961); born in Lemberg, now L'vov, Ukraine; died in New York City; lived in Berlin, emigrated to the United States to escape the Nazi threat; illustrator for magazines and books)
Not found inWorld biog. index (WWW), 19 May 2000