AUTHOR: David Morris

David B. Morris, German Area Specialist, has been principal curator of German-language collections at the Library of Congress since 2000. He has a doctorate from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and has lived and worked in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy. Prior to joining the Library he was at the German Historical Institute in Washington, where he co-edited a two-volume history of German-American relations during the Cold War. David is also a classically trained singer and has been a member of the Washington National Opera Chorus for nearly 30 years.

Most Recent Posts

• Greek Independence and Philhellenism at the Library of Congress March 25th, 2025
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• A Set of the Writings of the Danish Physicist Hans Christian Ørsted, Presented to His Daughter, Sophie January 8th, 2025
• Hands-On with Primary Sources: The Rubinov Papers December 5th, 2024
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• Nynorsk: The Literary Language of Nobel Laureate Jon Fosse October 1st, 2024
• The Ostroh Bible at the Library of Congress September 9th, 2024
• Discovering Worlds Old and New with Medieval French February 21st, 2024