Prof. Dr. Hans-Hugo Steinhoff (03.10.1937 - 01.04.2004) was Professor of Medieval German Language and Literature at Paderborn University from May 1974 to February 2003.

In March 2005, Paderborn University Library acquired his research library.

Further information on Prof. Dr. Steinhoff and a list of his publications: Andreas Laubinger and Jens Schneider: Hans-Hugo Steinhoff in Paderborn. In: Paderborner Historische Mitteilungen. Vol. 18 (2005), No. 2, pp. 207-223; bibliographically supplemented version with a photo in electronic version: Paderborn 2010: http: //nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:466:2-7405.