Hugo Simon (art collector)
German Jewish banker, art collector and refugee from Nazis (1880–1950) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hugo Simon 1 September 1880 - 1 July 1950) was a German Jewish banker, politician and art collector who was persecuted by the Nazis. He was a former owner of Edvard Munch's famous painting, The Scream.[1] After the November Revolution of 1918, he was briefly Minister of Finance in the Prussian Council of People's Representatives[2] as a member of the USPD. Alfred Döblin dealt with this short time as a politician in his novel November 1918.
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Hugo Simon | |
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Prussian Minister of Finance | |
In office November 14, 1918 – January 4, 1919 Serving with Albert Südekum | |
Preceded by | Oskar Hergt |
Succeeded by | Albert Südekum |
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Born | (1880-09-01)1 September 1880 Usch, Posen Province |
Died | 1 July 1950(1950-07-01) (aged 69) São Paulo, Brazil |
Political party | USPD |
Occupation | Banker, art collector |
Known for | Owned Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ before rise of Nazis, patron of the arts |
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