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Hunt Diederich | |
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Born | Szent-Grót (
Zalaszentgrót),
Western Transdanubia, Austria-Hungary | May 3, 1884
Died | May 14, 1953
Tappan, New York, United States | (aged 69)
Nationality | German-American |
Occupation | Artist |
Wilhelm Hunt Diederich (May 3, 1884 – May 14, 1953) was a German American sculptor and painter.
Wilhelm was born the son of German officer of the Prussian Army Ernst Curt Sigismond Diederich and his American wife Eleanor "Ellen", née Hunt. His father was killed in a hunting accident when Wilhelm was only three years old.
His work was part of the art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics. [2] After his marriage to a German countess, Diederich and his family lived in Bavaria until 1941 when they returned to the US due to World War II.
Diederich first married "Maria"/"Mary" von Anders on 31 August 1912 with whom he had two children. They divorced in 1922. On 18 May 1924 in Berlin, he married his second wife, Wanda Luise Gräfin von Götzen, only daughter of Gustav Adolf von Götzen. Wanda Diederich died tragically in late fall 1951 when the family home in Tappan burned down.
Burgthann Castle, bought by Wilhelm in the 1920s, was inherited by his daughter Diana (1930–2004), who sold her ownership of the castle to the municipality of Burgthann near Nuremberg ( Bavaria) in 1988 [4] Son Harold Michael (born 7 February 1933 in New York) was killed in action on 24 June 1952 as a Marine during the Korean War.
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too many or overly lengthy quotations. (May 2024) |
Hunt Diederich | |
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Born | Szent-Grót (
Zalaszentgrót),
Western Transdanubia, Austria-Hungary | May 3, 1884
Died | May 14, 1953
Tappan, New York, United States | (aged 69)
Nationality | German-American |
Occupation | Artist |
Wilhelm Hunt Diederich (May 3, 1884 – May 14, 1953) was a German American sculptor and painter.
Wilhelm was born the son of German officer of the Prussian Army Ernst Curt Sigismond Diederich and his American wife Eleanor "Ellen", née Hunt. His father was killed in a hunting accident when Wilhelm was only three years old.
His work was part of the art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics. [2] After his marriage to a German countess, Diederich and his family lived in Bavaria until 1941 when they returned to the US due to World War II.
Diederich first married "Maria"/"Mary" von Anders on 31 August 1912 with whom he had two children. They divorced in 1922. On 18 May 1924 in Berlin, he married his second wife, Wanda Luise Gräfin von Götzen, only daughter of Gustav Adolf von Götzen. Wanda Diederich died tragically in late fall 1951 when the family home in Tappan burned down.
Burgthann Castle, bought by Wilhelm in the 1920s, was inherited by his daughter Diana (1930–2004), who sold her ownership of the castle to the municipality of Burgthann near Nuremberg ( Bavaria) in 1988 [4] Son Harold Michael (born 7 February 1933 in New York) was killed in action on 24 June 1952 as a Marine during the Korean War.