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Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza
Dutch-born Swiss industrialist and art collector / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hans Heinrich August Gábor Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon, Baron Thyssen (13 April 1921 – 27 April 2002), was a Dutch-born Swiss industrialist and art collector. A member of the Thyssen family, he had a Hungarian title and was heir to a German fortune.
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Hans Heinrich August Gábor Thyssen-Bornemisza | |
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![]() Bust of Thyssen-Bornemisza at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, Spain | |
Born | Hans Heinrich August Gábor Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon (1921-04-13)13 April 1921 Scheveningen, Netherlands |
Died | 27 April 2002(2002-04-27) (aged 81) Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Spain |
Spouses | Princess Teresa of Lippe-Weissenfeld
(m. 1946; div. 1954)Nina Sheila Dyer
(m. 1954; div. 1956)Denise Shorto
(m. 1967; div. 1984) |
Children | 4, including Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza |
Parent(s) | Heinrich, Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon Margit, Baroness Bornemisza de Kászon |
Relatives | August Thyssen (paternal grandfather) |
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He was born to a German father and an American mother. Daniel M. Frost and John Kerry are members of his maternal family.[1] His paternal grandfather was August Thyssen.
Thyssen lived in Spain for most of his adult life. His fifth and last wife, Carmen "Tita" Cervera, is a former Miss Spain.