Michael Knoche

Michael Knoche (born in Werdohl, Germany, 1951) is a German librarian and promotor of the social role of libraries.

In 2004, Knoche rescued the Luther Bible when the Herzogin Anna Amalia Library caught on fire.

In 1985, he received his doctorate in Tübingen, and then worked as a research assistant at the Springer-Verlag in Heidelberg.

[1] In the documentary "Die Bibliothek brennt", Michael Knoche explained the fire of the Duchess Anna Amalia Library in 2004, where he led the rescue work.

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