Franz Ullstein
Franz Ullstein (1868-1945) was a German Jewish publisher and art collector persecuted by the Nazis
Life
Born into the famous Ullstein publishing dynasty, which published the Ullstein Verlag i
Work as a Publisher
Franz Ullstein's first wife Lotte died in 1928. They had a son, Kurt.[1]
Art Collection
Ullstein was a well-known art collector.[2]
Artworks he once owned are now in major museums, such as Monet's Garden at Giverny, and Gustave Courbet's «Portrait du sculpteur Louis-Joseph Lebœuf», at the collection of the Fondation Emil Bührle.[3][4]
Nazi era
When the Nazis came to power in 1933, the Ullstein family was persecuted because of their Jewish heritage. Ullstein Verlag was "Aryanised" in 1934, that is, forcibly transferred to a non-Jewish owner. The company was renamed Deutscher Verlag in 1937 and affiliated with the NSDAP's central publishing house. Ullstein emigrated to the United States in 1941.[5]
Postwar
Ullstein died in New York City in a traffic accident on November 12, 1945.[5]
In popular literature
The novel Haus der Bücher by Beate Rygiert tells a version of Franz Ullstein's biography. [1]
- ^ a b "A love story captures the headlines". www.axelspringer.com. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ Läubli, Martina (2023-08-26). "Kunsthaus Zürich: Die Geschichte eines Bildes". NZZ Magazin (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ "Monet's Garden at Giverny · Claude Monet · Stiftung Sammlung E.G. Bührle". www.buehrle.ch. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ "Altlasten im Neubau - Contamination in the new building". www.lootedart.com. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ a b "DR. ULLSTEIN DIES IN STREET ACCIDENT; Former German Publisher, 77, Came Here in 1941 After Flight From Nazis". The New York Times. 1945-11-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-29.