Galbreath, Donald Lindsay

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Galbreath, Donald Lindsay
Other forms of name
Galbreath, D. L. (Donald Lindsay), 1884-1949
Date of birth
1884-05-19
Date of death
1949-11-02
Occupation
Dentists
Heraldists
Associated Language
fre
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 47121656
Wikidata: Q1240069
Library of congress: no2016103474
Sources of Information
  • Handbüchlein der Heraldik, 1948:title page (D.L. Galbreath)
  • Heim, Bruno Bernhard. Coutumes et droit héraldiques de l'église, ©2012:title page (Donald Lindsay Galbreath)
  • Treatise on ecclesiastical heraldry, 1930:title page (Donald Lindsay Galbreath)
  • Wikipedia, German, September 16, 2021(Donald Lindsay Galbreath;Donald Lindsay Galbreath (born May 9, 1884 in Newark, Ohio); died November 2, 1949 in London) was an American heraldist and dentist working in Switzerland; as a dentist, he opened a practice in Montreux (formerly Le Châtelard VD ) around 1910; his special talent for languages in English, German and French was very helpful to him in his work in the field of heraldry; through his numerous publications he became an important representative of modern heraldry; in cooperation with the heraldists Egon Freiherr von Berchem and Otto Hupp, a catalog of the German heraldic books of the Middle Ages was created; the Swiss magazine “Schweizer Archiv für Heraldik”, of which he was the editor in French, changed under his leadership from a regional edition to a heraldic publication with an international reputation)