About Guillaume Hoorickx
Lived 1900 – 1983 (aged 83). Guillaume Hoorickx was a Belgian ice hockey player, painter and spy.
Guillaume Hoorickx otherwise Willem Hoorickx (12 April 1900 – 31 October 1983) was a Belgian ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1928 Winter Olympics. During World War II, he worked as an agent for Victor Sukolov in the Red Orchestra network. He was imprisoned in the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp.
He was also an artist, under the name Bill Orix. A collection of his works is held by the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.
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Who was Guillaume Hoorickx?
Belgian ice hockey player and painter (1900–1983)
When was Guillaume Hoorickx born?
Guillaume Hoorickx was born on 12 April 1900 in Antwerp.
When did Guillaume Hoorickx die?
Guillaume Hoorickx died on 31 October 1983 in Paris.
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Guillaume Hoorickx was an ice hockey player, painter and spy.
What nationality was Guillaume Hoorickx?
Guillaume Hoorickx was Belgian.
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