Hermann Speck von Sternburg place of death Heidelberg
Personal life
In December 1900, Sternburg married Lillian Langham, an American citizen.Sternburg died of complications from lupus, Heidelberg, on August 23, 1908.His connoisseurship as an art collector became evident upon an auction of his collection after his death. The illustrated catalogue of The Important Collection of Art Treasures, formed by his Excellency the late Baron Speck von Sternberg, German Ambassador to the United States [1] demonstrates that as a cultured aristocrat and German ambassador in many countries, he collected works of art all from over the world. The list of buyers of his collection is most impressive, and some of his collections survive in museums.
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