Name	Huebsch, Benjamin W.
Alternative Names	alternative name >> nickname: Ben
ID	406
Gender	male
Lifespan	1876-03-21 - 1964-08-07
Professions	editor (Q1607826), publisher (Q2516866), acquisition editor

Collection(s)	Default import collection Transatlantic Networks webclient
Uri(s)	https://id.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/ica/persons/1_66
Notes	Benjamin W. Huebsch was a prominent publisher and chief transatlantic mediator who had a network of close relationships and friendships with numerous (Austrian) writers . Among others, he published the work of Louis Untermeyer, Gerhart Hauptmann, and Franz Werfel. He acquired the rights for the translations of books by many European writers and supported and facilitated the lives of emigrants (see Zacharasiewicz, Transatlantic Networks, p. 56). In 1925, the publishing house B. W. Huebsch (est. 1900) was merged with the Viking Press, where Huebsch worked as an editor and vice president.
References	“Unpublished Letters between Franz Werfel, Alma Mahler Werfel, and Ben Huebsch: 1941- 1946,” ed. Jeffrey B. Berlin, Donald G. Daviau, and Jorun B. Johns, in Modern Austrian Literature 24, 2 (1991).