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Hermann Voss
Born(1884-07-30)July 30, 1884
DiedApril 28, 1969(1969-04-28) (aged 84)
NationalityGerman
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

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Museum director

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Sonderauftrag Linz

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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

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References

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  1. ^ 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.

Further reading

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