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Dworschak, FritzDworschak, Fritz, b. Krems (Lower Austria), Feb. 27, 1890, d. Krems, Sept. 10, 1974. Numismatist at the Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum; 1938-1945 1st director of the Museum. Supervised the Order of the Golden Fleece and art treasures from the Klosterneuburg Monastery; 1944 headed the rescue of the Kunsthistorisches Museum. 1947-1958 head of the Krems Culture Authority; set up large-scale cultural history exhibits in Lower Austria; in 1965 headed the "Kunst der Donauschule" (Art of the Danube School) exhibition in St. Florian. Publication: Die Gotik in Niederösterreich, 1963 (ed.). Literature: H. Kühnel, F. D., Mittlg. des Kremser Stadtarchivs 23-25, 1985.
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