Eduard von der Heydt

Eduard von der Heydt
Born (1882-09-26)September 26, 1882
Elberfeld, Germany
Died April 3, 1964(1964-04-03) (aged 81)
Ascona, Switzerland
Nationality German, Swiss
Occupation Banker, art collector, patron
Known for Museum Rietberg, "ars una"
Title Freiherr

Eduard Freiherr von der Heydt (September 26, 1882 April 3, 1964) was a German and Swiss banker, art collector and patron. He was born in Elberfeld, Germany and died in Ascona Switzerland. His collections were the basis for the creation of the Museum Rietberg in Zürich, Switzerland.[1] He was also the former owner of the Monte Verità, a well known site of many different Utopian and cultural events and communities, which upon his death became the property of the Swiss Canton of Ticino. He was also a member of the NSDAP[2] until he became a Swiss citizen in 1937 and left the party in 1939. After the Second World War, he was accused of treason in 1946, but later in 1948 declared innocent. He described art using the term "ars una", an all encompassing art that appreciates diversity as it is found throughout the world.

Ancestry

Ancestry of Eduard Freiherr von der Heydt[3]
Great-Great Grandparents

Daniel Heinrich von der Heydt
(1767–1832)
∞ 1794
Wilhelmine Kersten
(1771–1854)

Johann Wilhelm Blank
(1773–1846)
∞ 1796
Sibilla Helene Simons (1776–1839)

Johann Peter Boeddinghaus
(1751–1826)
∞ 1778
Maria Helene Funcke (1760–1824)

Johann Abraham Siebel
(1773–1830)
∞ 1796
Isabella Margaretha Siebel (1775–1844)

Johann Kaspar Haarhaus
(1749–1828)
∞ 1784
Anna Christina Bargmann (1760–1802)

Johann Peter Bargmann
(1774-1852)
∞ 1798
Ida Baltz (1780–1863)

Johann Jakob Aders
(1768–1825)
∞ 1793
Anna Helene Brink (1770–1844)

Johann Peter Boeddinghaus
(1788-1837)
∞ 1813
Amalia Middendorf (1793–1823)

Great Grandparents

August Freiherr von der Heydt
(1801–1874)
∞ 1824
Julie Blank (1804–1865)

Karl Heinrich Boeddinghaus (1797–1872)
∞ 1823
Sophie Siebel (1802–1885)

Jacob Wilhelm Haarhaus (1798–1881)
∞ 1830
Johanna Sophie Bargmann (1803–1872)

Alfred Aders (1809–1880)
∞ 1835
Bertha Boeddinghaus (1814–1891)

Grandparents

August von der Heydt (1825–1867)
∞ 1849
Maria Helene Boeddinghaus (1828–1899)

Gustav Haarhaus (1831–1911)
∞ 1860
Ida Auguste Aders (1838–1876)

Parents

August von der Heydt (1851–1929)
∞ 1880
Selma Haarhaus (1862–1944)

Eduard Freiherr von der Heydt (1882–1964)

Works

Further reading

References

  1. "A short history of the museum", Museum Rietberg. Accessed 5 January 2016.
  2. Peter-Ferdinand Koch, Richard Chaim Schneider, Geheim-Depot Schweiz: wie Banken am Holocaust verdienen, List, 1997, p. 75
  3. „Die von der Heydts aus Elberfeld“, Born-Verlag 1964, S.69

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