Franz von Wolff-Metternich, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German art historian
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Place of Birth: Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
About Franz von Wolff-Metternich
- Franz von Wolff-Metternich (31 December 1893 - 25 May 1978) was a German aristocrat, who became an art historian and curator.During World War II, he was responsible of the conservation of the French art collections under the Kunstschutz principle, from 1940 to 1942.
- He was in contact with Jacques Jaujard, who organized the evacuation and hiding of the Louvre art collection.
- He knew about it, and though being a Nazi member, helped Jaujard to preserve France’s art from looting.However, in 1942, he was recalled from France because he kept getting in the way of Nazi looting.
- He was awarded the Légion d'honneur in 1952.
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