Helga Weyhe, Germany’s Oldest Bookseller, Dies at 98 January 14, 2021 founded in 1840 IFTTT NYT +2 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes She died above the bookstore where she had worked since the waning months of World War II. She locked it up for the last time in December. founded in 1840 IFTTT NYT NYT > World > Europe NYTimes She died above the bookstore where she had worked since the waning months of World War II. She locked it up for the last time in December.