Albert Pick

Albert Pick (born 15 May 1922, Cologne – 22 November 2015, Garmisch-Partenkirchen) was a German numismatist. An internationally acknowledged authority on the subject of paper money, Pick wrote the first modern catalog of banknotes in 1974, and is widely credited with establishing the modern face of banknote collecting. His ''Standard Catalog of World Paper Money'' is the standard reference work for banknote collectors worldwide. Provided by Wikipedia