Richard von Kaufmann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard von Kaufmann

German jurist and art collector

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1850

Place of Birth: Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 12-Mar-1908

Profession: jurist, economist, university teacher, art collector

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Richard von Kaufmann (1850–1908) was a German jurist and art collector. Kaufmann was born in Cologne and became a respected professor and minister of finance.
He began to collect art while living in Berlin and donated several works to the new museum began by Wilhelm von Bode.
He published a catalog of his collection with help from his friends Bode, Max Friedländer, Friedrich Lippmann and Hugo von Tschudi in 1901.Kaufmann died in Charlottenburg and most of his collection was sold.