Gerhard Hirsch (Numismatist)
Gerhard Hirsch (born February 24, 1903 in Munich ; † July 9, 1982 ) was a German numismatist , coin dealer and auctioneer .
Life
Hirsch graduated from the Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich in 1922 and in the same year joined the Otto Helbing Descendants coin dealership , which had been run by his father Moritz Hirsch (d. 1914) and his uncle Heinrich Hirsch since 1910 ; he was co-owner since 1934. After the Jewish family had been banned from auctioning since 1935, Gerhard Hirsch went to Prague , where he continued to work as a coin dealer. The company in Munich was sold in 1939. Gerhard Hirsch was sent to the Theresienstadt and Auschwitz concentration camps . After the war, he returned to Munich, where he ran the Gerhard Hirsch Numismatiker and Gerhard Hirsch coin dealership from 1953 until his death . His company conducted a total of 134 auctions by 1982. Since his death, the company has been continued as Gerhard Hirsch's successor by his niece Francisca Bernheimer.
literature
- Who's Who in Germany . 1974, p. 690.
- Erich B. Cahn : Gerhard Hirsch, February 24, 1903 to July 9, 1982. In: Geldgeschichtliche Nachrichten . 17: 249 (1982).
- Gerhard Hirsch †. In: Numismatisches Nachrichtenblatt . Vol. 10 (1982), pp. 287 f.
- World art . Vol. 73, 2003, p. 1154.
Individual evidence
- ^ Annual report on the Wilhelms-Gymnasium in Munich 1921/22.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hirsch, Gerhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German numismatist, coin dealer and auctioneer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 9, 1982 |