User:Lemnaminor/Hermann Voss (art historian)
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Hermann Voss | |
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| Born | July 30, 1884 |
| Died | April 28, 1969 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Art historian |
| Known for | Special Commissioner for the Führermuseum |
| Spouse | Marianna Bose (1919- |
Hermann Voss (30 July 1884 - 28 April 1969) was a German art historian and special commissioner for the planned Führermuseum.
Early life and career
[edit]Museum director
[edit]Sonderauftrag Linz
[edit]In March 1943 Voss was approached by Goebbels who offered him the directorship of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. Lack of a party membership proved to be no obstacle: Hans Posse had apparently asked for Voss' appointment on his death bed. A few days later he was received by Hitler personally who instructed him to acquire 19th century German and Old Masters paintings for the planned Fuhrermuseum in Linz. Voss used a small number of trusted agents to acquire art in the occupied countries. Prominent among those was Hildebrand Gurlitt.[1]
After the war
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Nicholas, Lynn H. (2009). The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War. Random House LLC. ISBN 9780307739728.