Bernhard Höfel
Bernhard Höfel (born September 18, 1862 in Innsbruck ; † January 21, 1943 there ) was an Austrian jeweler and patron .
Life
Bernhard Höfel, son of the jeweler and collector Josef Höfel, who was born in Bregenz on October 23, 1823 , worked for many years on the administrative committee of the Tyrolean State Museum Ferdinandeum , especially in the arts and crafts committee. He bequeathed the art collections set up by his father and enlarged by him with great understanding , consisting of over a hundred paintings , important holdings of handicrafts and a rich bibliography , to the city of Innsbruck and the Ferdinandeum Museum.
literature
- Innsbrucker Nachrichten of February 3 and March 27, 1943
- Journal of the Ferdinandeum , Volume 3, 1890, 34, XI
- Wilhelm Eppacher: The benefactors of the state capital Innsbruck , In: Publications from the Innsbruck city archive , edited by Karl Schadelbauer, 1951, p. 18
- Hofel Bernhard. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 349.
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SURNAME | Hofel, Bernhard |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian jeweler and patron |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1862 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | innsbruck |
DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 1943 |
Place of death | innsbruck |