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Robert E. Hecht
American art dealer tried for antiquities trafficking (1919-2012)
Also known as Bob Hecht · Robert Hecht
- Born
- June 3, 1919
- Died
- February 8, 2012
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Sources- 1.“Death of American antiquities dealer Robert E. Hecht”nytimes.com/2012/02/10/arts/design/robert-hecht-antiquities-dealer-dies-at-92.html?_r=2&emc=eta1
- February 8, 2012
- Birthplace
- Place of death
- Citizenship
- Occupation
- Education
- Languages spoken, written or signed
Overview
All data
35 statements · 29% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Significant event
- repatriation(2024)
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Sources- 1.Stated in A Danish museum agrees to return a bronze sculpture looted from Turkey“A Danish museum agrees to return a bronze sculpture looted from Turkey”tpr.org/2024-12-08/a-danish-museum-agrees-to-return-a-bronze-sculpture-looted-from-turkeyRetrieved 2024-12-21
- trial(2012)
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Sources- 1.“Robert Hecht Jr. dies at 92; controversial dealer in classical antiquities”latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-robert-hecht-20120209-story.htmlRetrieved 2024-12-21
- 2.“Relaxe par prescription du marchand américain Robert Hecht dans un gigantesque trafic d’antiquités romaines”lejournaldesarts.fr/marche/relaxe-par-prescription-du-marchand-americain-robert-hecht-dans-un-gigantesque-traficRetrieved 2024-12-21
- repatriation(2024)
- Partner in business or sport
- Jonathan P. Rosen
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Sources- 1.“Over 1,000 objects in the Met’s collection linked to alleged traffickers and looters, investigation finds”edition.cnn.com/style/article/met-antiquities-icij-looting-tan/index.htmlRetrieved 2025-01-01
- Jonathan P. Rosen
- Investigated by
- Carabinieri Art Squad
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Sources- 1.“Polaroids and antiquities trafficking”jeudepaume.org/en/palm/histoire-de-polaroids-trafic-d-antiquites/Retrieved 2026-05-09
- 2.“Italy's Artifacts Police Wage Global War, Recover 137,000 Objects”nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/150618-carabinieri-morgantina-italy-art-theft-antiquities-traffickingRetrieved 2026-05-09
- Carabinieri Art Squad
On other databases
13 identifiers linking Robert E. Hecht across the web's reference databases
- DDB person (GND) ID141120355
- Freebase ID/m/0cqnw5
- GND ID141120355
- IdRef ID160201829
- ISNI0000000355770574
- Library of Congress Authorities IDno2010191808
- Münzkabinett IDperson/5860
- Museum-digital person/organization ID184045
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID129330760
- Newman Numismatics Portal ID524145
- Vatican Library VcBA ID495/325584
- VIAF cluster ID160063243
- WorldCat Entities IDE39PBJpV747g6YCq3cfRgFRVG3