User:Lemnaminor/Hermann Voss (art historian)

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Hermann Voss
Born(1884-07-30)July 30, 1884
DiedApril 28, 1969(1969-04-28) (aged 84)
Nationality (legal)German
OccupationArt historian
Known forSpecial Commissioner for the Führermuseum
SpouseMarianna 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

Museum director

Sonderauftrag Linz

In March 1943 Voss was approached by

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

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