| LC control no. | n 83233909 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Hornstein, Michal |
| Birth date | 1920-09-20 |
| Death date | 2016-04-25 |
| Place of birth | Tarnów (Województwo Małopolskie, Poland) |
| Place of death | Montréal (Québec) |
| Field of activity | Art--Collectors and collecting |
| Affiliation | Order of Canada |
| Profession or occupation | Real estate developers Philanthropists |
| Found in | Hodler, F. Ferdinand Hodler, Zeichnungen, c1983: t.p. (Michal Hornstein, Montreal) p. 5 (business man; art collector) Globe and mail, 15 May 2016, online, viewed 21 December 2016 (Michal Hornstein died at home on April 25; born Sept. 17, 1920, in Tarnow, Poland, and raised in Krakow, graduating from that city's business school; 19 when Germany invaded his country, captured by the German army during World War II and deported to Auschwitz, jumping from the transport train and spending the rest of the war hiding in the forests of Czechoslovakia and living in Budapest and Bratislava; married Renata Witelson in 1947, and moved to Rome, five years later moving to Montreal and establishing a real estate development company; perhaps best known for putting the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on the map, donating close to 420 works of art and serving on the board of trustees since 1970) Wikipedia, viewed 21 December 2016: Michal Hornstein (Michal Hornstein, CM GOQ; Canadian businessman, art collector and philanthropist; born September 17, 1920, Tarnów, Poland; immigrated to Canada in 1951, becoming a citizen in 1957; prominent patron of major Montreal institutions; made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1984 and a Knight of the National Order of Quebec in 1993 being promoted to Officer in 2002 and Grand Officer in 2013; died April 25, 2016, Montreal, Quebec) Canada. Governor General. Honours Recipients database, viewed 21 December 2016 (Michal Hornstein, O.C., G.O.Q.; Montréal, Quebec; Officer of the Order of Canada, awarded on May 2, 2013, invested on November 22, 2013 (Michal Hornstein has devoted his life to enriching Canada's cultural and social fabric. One of our most generous arts benefactors, he donated an internationally coveted collection of Old Masters' paintings to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, enhancing its global reputation. His philanthropy has also benefited the health care and educational sectors; notably, he funded an interdisciplinary centre--the first of its kind in Canada--that evaluates patients with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. This is a promotion within the Order.); Member of the Order of Canada, awarded on December 17, 1984, invested on April 10, 1985 (A Montreal businessman and art collector, he is an important benefactor of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Over the years he has given not only works of art and money but time and energy in support of the cultural life of his community.); deceased on April 25, 2016) |
| Not found in | Amicus database, 21 December 2016 |
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