Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch
Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch (born November 22, 1884 in New York ; † February 23, 1976 ibid) was an American businessman, gun historian and gun collector.
Life
Study and apartment
He studied at Princeton University , where he received his doctorate in 1906 , and worked in the family business for the tobacco industry. He lived in the same apartment at 12 East 74th Street in New York all his life. The two-storey apartment also housed his extensive weapon collection, which in the 1970s contained more than 1,100 objects, including 35 full armor , and more than 135 swords and 80 helmets.
Start of collecting
He began collecting in 1912 when he was asked by the curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art , Bashford Dean to represent Bashford Dean , as auction prices always went up when he was there. He then worked for the museum for 43 years and restored and worked with the armorer Harvey Murton , among others , even when he was blind in the last 12 years.
patron
In 1976 he determined his collection to be in the Philadelphia Museum of Art and its library in a will. Princeton University or its museum, the Princeton University Art Museum , received its collection of rare books and paintings, manuscripts and objects, as well as a foundation for athletics, student aid, library and art museum. He was married to Mildred Clarke von Kienbusch and had two daughters. He was friends with the gun collector George Cameron Stone .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Short biography online, (English)
- ↑ Short biography online, (English)
- ↑ Short biography online, (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | From Kienbusch, Carl Otto Kretzschmar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American businessman, gun collector, and gun historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 1976 |
| Place of death | new York |