Felix Hess
Felix Hess (20 June 1878 – 9 April 1943) was a Dutch painter. He studied at Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam. His teachers included Pieter Dupont.
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Felix Hess
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- Name
- Felix Hess
- Born
- 20 June 1878
- Birthplace
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Died
- 9 April 1943
- Place of death
- Sobibor, Poland
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Fields
- young adult literature.
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Felix Hess (20 June 1878 – 9 April 1943) was a Dutch painter. He studied at Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam. His teachers included Pieter Dupont.
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He was a member of Arti et Amicitiae and Kunstenaarsvereniging Sint Lucas. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics. His work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Hess was killed in the Sobibor extermination camp during World War II.
The field of work recorded is young adult literature. Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam. Work by Felix Hess is recorded in the collections of Teylers Museum, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Jewish Museum and Huis van het boek.
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Felix Hess (1878-1943)
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• Name — Felix Hess • Born — 20 June 1878 • Birthplace — Amsterdam, Netherlands • Died — 9 April 1943 • Place of death — Sobibor, Poland
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1878
Felix Hess was born in 1878 at Amsterdam.
1943
Felix Hess died in 1943 at Sobibór Extermination Camp.
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