Heinz Berggruen

Heinz Berggruen (January 6, 1914 – February 23, 2007) was a German and American art dealer and collector who sold 165 works of art to the German federal government to form the core of the Berggruen Museum in Berlin, Germany. He was the father of John, Olivier and Nicolas Berggruen.

Heinz Berggruen
Berggruen in 2002
Born
Heinz Berggruen

(1914-01-06)January 6, 1914
Wilmersdorf, Berlin, German Empire
DiedFebruary 6, 2007(2007-02-06) (aged 93)
American Hospital, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Nationality
  • United States
  • Germany
Occupation(s)Art dealer and collector
Known forProviding art collection to form Berggruen Museum
Spouses
Lillian S. Zellerbach
(m. 1939; div. 1945)
    (m. 1960)
    Children
    • John
    • Helen
    • Olivier
    • Nicolas
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