Personal information | |
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Nationality | Belgian |
Born | 12 April 1900 |
Died | 31 October 1983 | (aged 83)
Sport | |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Position | Centre [1] |
Guillaume Hoorickx otherwise Willem Hoorickx (12 April 1900 – 31 October 1983) [2] was a Belgian ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1928 Winter Olympics. [3] During World War II, he worked as an agent for Victor Sukolov in the Red Orchestra network. [4] He was imprisoned in the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp. [5]
He was also an artist, under the name Bill Orix. [6] [7] A collection of his works is held by the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. [8]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Belgian |
Born | 12 April 1900 |
Died | 31 October 1983 | (aged 83)
Sport | |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Position | Centre [1] |
Guillaume Hoorickx otherwise Willem Hoorickx (12 April 1900 – 31 October 1983) [2] was a Belgian ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1928 Winter Olympics. [3] During World War II, he worked as an agent for Victor Sukolov in the Red Orchestra network. [4] He was imprisoned in the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp. [5]
He was also an artist, under the name Bill Orix. [6] [7] A collection of his works is held by the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. [8]