The Kürschners Handbücher, originally published by Joseph Kürschner (1853–1902), is a series of biographical reference works.
Many entries are based on self information.
Since the takeover by the Saur-Verlag publishing House in Munich, a self-suggestion is also possible.
[1] The series originated from Kürschners Deutscher Literatur-Kalender, which first appeared in 1879.
[2] The book presents 3 categories