User:Lemnaminor/Hermann Voss (art historian)

Hermann Voss
Hermann Voss
Born	July 30, 1884; Lüneburg, German Empire
Died	April 28, 1969 (aged 84); Munich, West Germany
Nationality	German
Occupation	Art historian
Known for	Special Commissioner for the Führermuseum
Spouse	Marianna Bose (1919-

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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 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

References

^ 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.