David A. Kronick

David A. Kronick (October 5, 1917 – February 12, 2006) was a librarian who researched the history of scholarly communication.

[3] He earned his BA in 1939 and in 1940 his BS in Library Science, both from Western Reserve University.

[4] In 1956, he completed his PhD at University of Chicago's Library School[1] His dissertation was on the history of the scientific journal from the 17th to the 18th century;[5] he pursued this topic throughout his career.

[1] He was in the US Army, from 1941 to 1946[4] and in World War II he served as a hospital supply officer, eventually as captain.

[1] From 1965 to 1984, he served as (the first) library director of the Medical School of the University of Texas at San Antonio.