Otto vollbehr biography


Otto vollbehr biography

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    Otto Vollbehr

    German chemist, book collector, and propagandist (1869–1946)

    Otto Heinrich Friedrich Vollbehr (April 24, 1869-May 18, 1946) was a German chemist, book collector, and Nazi propagandist.

    Biography

    Vollbehr was born in Kiel, the son of Emil and Caroline Vollbehr.[1] He studied chemistry at the University of Marburg[2] and Berlin.[3] In 1897, he travelled to San Francisco, where he was described as "a noted pharmacist"[4] Here Vollbehr claimed to have met Adolph Sutro, who advised him on building a rare book collection.[5] By 1914, he was the chairman of a chemical company, allowing him to make a fortune during World War I.[5]

    In November 1924, Vollbehr traveled to Los Angeles, where he sold a collection of 392 incunabula to Henry E.

    Huntington for $170,000.[6] In March 1925, Huntington purchased another collection of 1,740 incunabula from Vollbehr, for the price of $770,000.[6]