Hans Hess (museologist)
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Hans Hess was a German museum curator and art historian who worked in Leicester and York.
Hans Hess
Hans Hess preparing for the Mystery plays outside York Art Gallery, 1966
Alfred Hess
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Alfred Hess was a German Jewish industrialist and art collector.
Hans Hess (museologist)
…and art historian who worked in Leicester and York. He was born in Erfurt, the son of a successful Jewish shoe manufacturer and patron of the arts Alfred Hess and his wife Thekla Hess, née Pauson (1884–1968). The artists Feininger, Kandinsky, Klee, and Pechstein were family friends as well as people like Otto…
Hess's Villa in Erfurt