Joseph Zedner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Zedner

German bibliographer

Date of Birth: 10-Feb-1804

Place of Birth: Głogów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 10-Oct-1871

Profession: bibliographer

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Joseph Zedner (10 February 1804 – 10 October 1871) was a German Jewish bibliographer and librarian. After completing his education, he acted as teacher in the Jewish school in Strelitz (Mecklenburg), where the lexicographer Daniel Sanders was his pupil.
In 1832 he became a tutor in the family of the book-seller A.
Asher in Berlin, and later engaged in the book-trade himself; but being unsuccessful he accepted in 1845 a position as librarian of the Hebrew department of the British Museum in London.
There he remained until 1869, when ill health compelled him to resign and to retire to Berlin, where he spent the last two years of his life.
Shortly after his appointment, the British Museum acquired the library of the bibliophile Heimann J.
Michael of Hamburg, which Zedner catalogued.