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Publisher and gallery owner in Berlin. Born in Breslau (ie Wroclaw, Poland), 12 December 1872.
In 1898, together with his cousin Paul Cassirer, he opened a gallery and bookshop at 35 Viktoriastraße near Kemperplatz, Berlin. On 2 May 1898 the artists’ association Berlin Secession was established with Paul and Bruno as secretaries. For three years they acquainted the art and literature scenes of Berlin with the newest waves from Belgian, English, French and Russian culture.
In 1901, Bruno and Paul divided the business into separate parts, with Paul running the gallery and art dealership, whilst Bruno owned the publishing side which relocated to 15 Derfflingerstraße. In 1902 he founded the monthly art journal Kunst und Künstler which became influential and prestigious forum until it was closed by the Nazis in 1933.
In 1936 Jewish printers were removed from membership of the Reichsschrifttumskammer (RSK) and the last book appeared from the Cassirer publishing house. In 1938 part of the Cassirer family emigrated to Oxford, England where Bruno founded a new publishing house. He died on 20 October 1941 in Oxford, England. After his death, his son-in law Dr. George Hill (born Günther Hell) continued the publishing business until he died in 1995. [Source: Wikipedia].
Born: 12 December 1872
Died: 29 October 1941
Nationality: German
Gender: Male