Károly Steinhofer

Károly Steinhofer was a Hungarian bookseller and author from Sopron, born on October 13, 1884. A contemporary biographical entry describes him as entering the bookselling profession after his schooling, with training in Szentgotthárd and work in places including Arad, Kassa, and later Budapest.

He is best known for A könyv története (The History of the Book), a multi-part work published in the 1910s that explores both the history of Hungarian printing and bookselling and the broader development of the book as a cultural object. His books were widely preserved and later digitized by libraries and Project Gutenberg, which helped keep his work available to new readers.

Although detailed personal information is limited in easily accessible sources, the surviving record shows a writer deeply engaged with how books are made, sold, and passed down. That practical background gives his work a grounded, readable quality that still makes it appealing to anyone curious about literary and printing history.