Maria Altmann
Austrian-American Jewish refugee (1916–2011) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maria Altmann (née Maria Victoria Bloch, later Bloch-Bauer; February 18, 1916 – February 7, 2011) was an Austrian-American Jewish refugee from Austria, who fled her home country after it was annexed to the Third Reich. She is noted for her ultimately successful legal campaign to reclaim from the Government of Austria five family-owned paintings by the artist Gustav Klimt that were stolen by the Nazis during World War II.
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Maria Altmann | |
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Born | Maria Victoria Bloch (1916-02-18)February 18, 1916 |
Died | February 7, 2011(2011-02-07) (aged 94) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Known for | The recovery of five family-owned paintings by Gustav Klimt, stolen by the Nazis during World War II |
Spouse |
Frederick "Fritz" Altmann
(m. 1937; died 1994) |
Children | 4 |
Relatives | Viktor Gutmann (brother in law) |
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