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Dimitri von Saher

Dimitri von Saher had various business connections with Otto Frank and his family.

Person

Vervaardiger onbekend. Opgenomen in Persoonlijkheden in het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in woord en beeld, 1938.
  • August Eduard Dimitri von Saher
  • Haarlem, Nederland Oct. 4, 1890
  • Bilthoven, Nederland Jan. 25, 1973

Von Saher

Vervaardiger onbekend. Opgenomen in Persoonlijkheden in het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in woord en beeld, 1938.

Publiek domein.

August Eduard Dimitri von Saher had various business connections with Otto Frank and his family. From 1921 to 1940, he was a board member of the Nederlandsche Kamer van Koophandel voor Duitschland (Dutch Chamber of Commerce for Germany).[1] At its foundation, Dimitri von Saher was commissioner of the Centrale Maatschappij voor Handel en Industrie (Central Association for Trade and Industry).[2] At the Chamber of Commerce and at the Central Association, he worked with Dr. Theodor Metz.[3]

At the end of 1939, Dimitri von Saher travelled to Genoa, Italy, with his wife Lilly von Saher-Alexander, their two children and their governess Marta Bernasch. From there, they set off for the United States on 2 January 1940, arriving in New York on 12 January.[4] From 1 May 1940, he served as acting secretary of the Dutch Chamber of Commerce in the United States.[5]

In February 1941, he left for the United States.[2] In 1950, he married Désie von Halban, the widow of the art dealer Jacques Goudstikker, in New York.[6]

During his lifetime he was made an Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau, a Commander of the Order of Civilian Merit of Bulgaria and a Doctor of Law at Fordham University in New York.[7] 

Source personal data.[8] Addresses: Haarlem, The Hague, Düsseldorf, Hilversum;[7] Paris; Johannes Vermeerstraat 20hs, Amsterdam (1930); New York (1941).[2]

Footnotes

  1. ^ H.P. van den Aardweg, J.P.J.C. Hüllstrung (red.), Persoonlijkheden in het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in woord en beeld. Nederlanders en hun werk, Amsterdam: Van Holkema & Warendorf, 1938, p. 1737-1738; Wikipedia: August Eduard von Saher.
  2. a, b, c Stadsarchief Amsterdam (SAA), Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaart A.E.D) von Saher.
  3. ^ Noord-Hollands Archief, Haarlem, Handelsregister Kamer van Koophandel Amsterdam, inv. nr. 430, dossier 19874.
  4. ^ "New York City, New York, United States documenten," FamilySearch, afbeelding 195 en 196 van 778; United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Image Group Number: 004876643: Passenger Arrival List, January 12, 1940; SAA, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaart Marta Bernasch.
  5. ^ Algemeen Handelsblad, 'Nederlandsche K.v.K. in Amerika', 17 april 1940, p. 7.
  6. ^ Wikipedia: Dési von Halban.
  7. a, b Haags Gemeentearchief, Gezinskaarten 1913-1939: Gezinskaart A.E.D. von Saher.
  8. ^ SAA, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaart A.E.D. von Saher; Familiebericht”, De Telegraaf, 30 januari 1973, p. 8.

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