| Code | DS/UK/599 |
| Dates | 12/12/1872-29/10/1941 |
| Person Name | Cassirer; Bruno (12/12/1872-29/10/1941) |
| Surname | Cassirer |
| Forenames | Bruno |
| Activity | Publisher and gallery owner in Berlin. Opened a gallery and bookshop at 35 Viktoriastraße near Kemperplatz, Berlin (1898-1901); Secretary (with Paul Cassirer) of the artists' association Berlin Secession (founded 02/05/1898); relocation of the publishing house to 15 Derfflingerstraße (1901). In 1903 Christian Morgenstern joined as literary editor and the journal "Das Theater" was founded under his direction. 1938 part of the Cassirer family decided to emigrate to Oxford where Bruno founded a new publishing house. |
| Relationships | Cousin of Paul Cassirer. |
| Source | Georg Brühl, Die Cassirers. Streiter für den Impressionismus. Edition Leipzig, Leipzig 1991, ISBN 3-361-00302-4; Harry Nutt, Bruno Cassirer. Stapp, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-87776-174-7; Rahel E. Feilchenfeldt, Markus Brandis: Paul-Cassirer-Verlag Berlin 1898–1933. Eine kommentierte Bibliographie: „Bruno-und-Paul-Cassirer-Verlag“ 1898–1901; „Paul-Cassirer-Verlag“ 1908–1933. 2. Auflage. Saur, München 2004, ISBN 3-598-11711-6; Almanach des Verlages Bruno Cassirer. Cassirer, Berlin 1920; Heinz Sarkowski: Bruno Cassirer. Porträt eines bibliophilen Verlegers. In: Aus dem Antiquariat. 29. Jahrgang, München 1973; 'Bruno Cassirer', URL: <http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Cassirer> [accessed 05/01/2011]. |
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