Kurt Schwabach was born on February 26, 1898, in Berlin, Germany.

Kurt Schwabach died on October 26, 1966, in Hamburg, Germany.

Walter Wambach has written:

'Die Kirchenbibliothek Schwabach' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Catalogs, Church libraries, History, Incunabula, Kirchenbibliothek Schwabach, Manuscripts

Heinrich Schlupfinger has written:

'Schwabach'

The German surname Schwabacher means one from Schwabach, a German town near Nuremberg. Schwabach is a portmanteau of "Schwaben-Bach", meaning Swabian stream. This in turn is derived from the old Franconian name Suapaha.