Schaub-Koch, Emile, 1890-

Emile Schaub-Koch (1890-?) was a Swiss art critic and author. He wrote extensively on American sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington.

Born March 6, 1890 in Switzerland, Emile Schaub was educated in Paris at the École Supérieure Libre des Sciences, but made his name in the field of fine arts criticism. He married Anna Koch in 1914 and added her name to his, becoming Emile Schaub-Koch. They were married for more than 30 years, until her death in 1946, and had one adopted son.

Schaub-Koch was named honorary professor at the Université de France; he was a member of the editorial board of the International Studies of Science and Letters and an honorary member of many other scholarly European societies. He was awarded the Croix de Devouement by the government of Portugal, and by 1948 he had written over 250 publications on scientific and literary subjects as well as art criticism. In 1948 he became intensely interested in the work of American sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington, and devoted the following years to writing books and articles about her work and its relationship to other art forms from earlier periods. Schaub-Koch did much to popularize Huntington's work in Europe, to the extent that she is better known abroad than in her own country. His works, written originally in French, have been translated into English, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

From the guide to the Emile Schaub-Koch Papers, 1933-1965, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)