Background
Leskien, Hermann Adalbert was born on December 23, 1939 in Koenigsberg, Germany. Son of Bruno and Maria (Rikowski) Leskien.
Leskien, Hermann Adalbert was born on December 23, 1939 in Koenigsberg, Germany. Son of Bruno and Maria (Rikowski) Leskien.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Wuerzburg, Germany, 1966.
Acquisition department head University Library., Wuerzburg, 1967-1973, director Bamberg, Germany, 1973-1979, University Library. Munich, 1979-1992, Bavarian State Library., Munich, since 1992, director general, since 1999.
Married Marga Schmidt, June 19, 1965 (divorced). Children: Cosima, Titus. Married Elisabeth Heinrich, May 24, 1993.