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August Liebmann Mayer

August Liebmann Mayer

1885–1944

Nationality
German Reich
Occupation
art historian

August Liebmann Mayer (27 October 1885 in Griesheim – 12 March 1944 in Auschwitz) was a German curator, art historian and art collector specializing in Spanish Golden Age painting.

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Biography

August Liebmann Mayer (27 October 1885 in Griesheim – 12 March 1944 in Auschwitz) was a German curator, art historian and art collector specializing in Spanish Golden Age painting. He was fired from his job, his art collection was looted, and he was murdered by Nazis because he was Jewish.