Lothar Mohrenwitz
Lothar Mohrenwitz (1896 – 1962), was a German literary agent and magazine editor.
Early life
[edit]Mohrenwitz was born in 1896 in Schweinfurt.[1] Mohrenwitz would study art history, later receiving a doctorate from the University of Würzburg.[2]
Career
[edit]Between 1919 and 1924, he directed Kurt Wolff's Hyperion publishing house. Under Mohrenwitz's leadership Hyperion issued portfolios and prints of Alfred Kubin, Ludwig Meidner, Otto Mueller, Max Pechstein, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Christian Rohlfs, and more.[3] He served as editor-in-chief of Vogue Berlin until 1929 (presumably being with the magazine from when it began publication in 1928).[4]
In 1934, Mohrenwitz left German following the transfer of power to the Nazi Party and established Mohrbooks in London.[5] During his time in London Mohrenwitz worked with Curtis Brown.[6] Mohrenwitz moved to Zurich in either 1949 or 1950 where he established Mohrbooks Literary Agency.[1][5] The agency specialised in finding European publishers for British and American authors, notably representing Agatha Christie.[6]
Death
[edit]Mohrenwitz died in 1962.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Skyte, Heinz; Skyte, Thea Ruth. "Our Family" (PDF). Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ↑ Mohrenwitz, Lothar (7 June 1912). Eugène Delacroix und die Romantik in Frankreich [Eugène Delacroix and Romanticism in France] (in German). Frankfurt am Main: C. Naumann's Druckerei (published 1913).
- ↑ "MoMA | The Collection | Hyperion Verlag". MoMA. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ↑ Vogue p.49 - 2 March 1929
- 1 2 3 "History". Mohrbooks Literary Agency. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- 1 2 "OBITUARY : Rainer Heumann". The Independent. 18 March 1996. Retrieved 14 December 2025.