Hugo Simon (art collector)

Hugo Simon
Prussian Minister of Finance
In office
November 14, 1918 – January 4, 1919
Serving with Albert Südekum
Preceded byOskar Hergt
Succeeded byAlbert Südekum
Personal details
Born(1880-09-01)1 September 1880
Usch, Posen Province
Died1 July 1950(1950-07-01) (aged 69)
São Paulo, Brazil
PartyUSPD
OccupationBanker, art collector
Known forOwned Edvard Munch’s The Scream before the rise of the Nazis; patron of the arts

Hugo Simon 1 September 1880 – 1 July 1950) was a German Jewish banker, politician and art collector who was persecuted by the Nazis. He was a former owner of Edvard Munch's famous painting, The Scream. After the November Revolution of 1918, he was briefly Minister of Finance in the Prussian Council of People's Representatives as a member of the USPD. Alfred Döblin dealt with this short time as a politician in his novel November 1918.

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