Gerhard Dünnhaupt

Gerhard Dünnhaupt, FRSC (born August 15, 1927, in Bernburg (Saale)) is a German bibliographer, literary historian, emeritus professor of the University of Michigan, an honorary life member of the Modern Language Association of America, Elected Fellow and Life Member of the Royal Society of Canada (Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada).

In September 1983, he chaired the international Martin Luther Quincentennial Conference in Ann Arbor, MI.

After graduation from high school in 1945 he entered the family business, attaining the master's degree in printing in 1949.

He managed the estimating department of Giessen university press until his emigration to Canada, where he continued to work in printing and advertising.

He was awarded the Prix Triennal de Bibliographie by the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) for his annotated Bibliographisches Handbuch der Barockliteratur, and upon his retirement, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.