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Erich Widder

1925 – 2000

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Lived 1925 – 2000 (aged 74). Erich Widder was an Austrian art historian.

Erich Widder (24 October 1925, in Wels – 30 May 2000, in Linz) was Austrian art historian and theologian, who primarily worked as the chief conservator for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Linz. A graduate of the University of Fribourg and the University of Innsbruck, he also served the Second Vatican Council on the liturgical reorganisation of church spaces. He was awarded an Austrian Decoration for Science and Art.

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Who was Erich Widder?

art historian

When was Erich Widder born?

Erich Widder was born on 24 October 1925 in Wels.

When did Erich Widder die?

Erich Widder died on 30 May 2000 in Linz.

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Erich Widder was an art historian.

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Erich Widder was Austrian.

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