page_title: Hans Posse
hierarchical_section_title: Hans Posse
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Dr. Hans Posse (* 6.2.1879), der Direktor der Gemälde-Galerie im Zwinger zu Dresden, begeht am 6. Februar 1939 seinen sechzigsten Geburtstag. Dr. Posse studierte an der Universität in Wien, wo er 1903 seine Doktorprüfung bestand. Anschliessend assistierte er am Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum in Berlin unter Wilhelm v. Bode. Im Jahre 1910 wurde er nach Dresden als Direktor der Gemälde-Galerie berufen. Dr. Posse hat in dieser Zeit sich besonders mit der Reorganisation der berühmten Dresdner Sammlung befasst. 6812-42
context_page_description: Dr. Hans Posse was a German art historian, museum curator, and, for over three years, from June 1939 until his death, the special representative of Adolf Hitler appointed to expand the collection of paintings and other art objects which Hitler intended for the so-called "Führermuseum" in Linz, Austria. The museum, which was never built, was to be the core of a cultural center which was part of a planned general rebuilding of the city intended to have it surpass Vienna and rival Budapest.
context_section_description: Dr. Hans Posse (6 February 1879 – 7 December 1942) was a German art historian, museum curator, and, for over three years, from June 1939 until his death, the special representative of Adolf Hitler appointed to expand the collection of paintings and other art objects which Hitler intended for the so-called "Führermuseum" in Linz, Austria.  The museum, which was never built, was to be the core of a cultural center which was part of a planned general rebuilding of the city intended to have it surpass Vienna and rival Budapest.
caption: Hans Posse in 1938
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