Waldemar Grzimek
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Friedhof Dahlem
, accompanied by one of his own statuesWaldemar Grzimek (December 5, 1918 – May 26,
1984) was a German sculptor.
Grzimek was born in
Preußischer Landtag
.
As a child, Grzimek enjoyed the exotic animals of the
African rhinoceros, busts of his parents heads, and a pet Skye Terrier
.
After high school, Grzimek worked as an apprentice stonemason for the construction company
Philipp Holzmann AG and also studied sculpture under Wilhelm Gerstel. He completed his degree in 1941, then served in the Kriegsmarine until the end of World War II
, after which he worked as an art professor and as a freelance sculptor.
Famous works by Grzimek include the
Buchenwald
concentration camps.
Further reading
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- Schirrmeister, Benno (April 19, 2006). "Eben eine spröde Gattung (Just a brittle genus)". Die Tageszeitung: Taz. p. 15. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
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