Karel Hartmann
Karel Hartmann (6 July 1885 – c. 16 October 1944) was a Czech ice hockey player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the Olympic Games in 1920. He was a member of the national team that won the bronze medal in Antwerp.
Karel Hartmann

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- Born
- 6 July 1885
- Birthplace
- Příbram, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
- Died
- c. 16 October 1944
- Place of death
- Auschwitz, German-occupied Poland
- Nationality
- Czechoslovakia
- Occupation
- ice hockey player · lawyer · jurist · poet
- Fields
- law · commercial law · ice hockey · translation into Czech
- Education
- Faculty of Law, German University in Prague · Faculty of Law and Charles University in Prague
- Languages
- Czech
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Biography
Biography
He and his family were killed in the Holocaust.
Karel Hartmann studied at Faculty of Law, German University in Prague and Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague. The recorded working language is Czech. The field of work recorded is law, commercial law and ice hockey. Residence is recorded at Prague XIX.
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Key facts
• Born — 6 July 1885 • Birthplace — Příbram, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary • Died — c. 16 October 1944 • Place of death — Auschwitz, German-occupied Poland • Ntl Team — TCH • Position — Rover • Career Start — 1909 • Career End — 1928 • Medaltemplates — Olympic Games • Illustration — Karel Hartmann (right) in a Sparta Prague jersey during a match in Vienna with the Wiener Eislaufverein in 1924
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Karel Hartmann (1885 – 1944) is described as an “Eishockeyspieler”, lawyer and sports journalist in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Karel Hartmann was born in Přibram (1885) and died in Auschwitz (1944).
Biography
Biography
Hartmann was born in Trhové Dušníky into a Czech Jewish family, to parents Max and Emilie, née Hammerschlag. His great-uncle was Moritz Hartmann. In 1922 he succeeded Paul Loicq as vice-president of the International Ice Hockey Federation. In 1923 he was appointed the President of the Czechoslovak Hockey Association On 23 July 1942, two weeks after his 57th birthday, he was transported from Prague to the Theresienstadt Ghetto. From there on 16 October 1944, Hartmann, his wife and their two sons were transported to Auschwitz concentration camp, where Karel and Edita were most likely murdered upon arrival.
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Karel Hartmann is recorded as ice hockey player, lawyer, jurist and poet. Hartmann studied at Faculty of Law, German University in Prague and Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague.
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1885
Karel Hartmann born at Trhové Dušníky.
1944
Karel Hartmann died at Auschwitz.
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Prague XIX
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Trhové Dušníky.
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Auschwitz.
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- 1.Jeux olympiques de 1920 sur http://www.hockeyarchives.info/.
- 2.http://historie.hokej.cz.
- 3.Historique de l'IHFF sur http://www.iihf.com.
- 4.Championnat d'Europe de 1922 sur http://www.hockeyarchives.info/.
- 5.Historique des années 1920 de l'équipe tchécoslovaque sur http://historie.hokej.cz.
- 6.Biographie partiel sur www.sports-reference.com.
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