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Willy Kreitz
Wilhelm "Willy" Kreitz (21 September 1903 – 3 July 1982) was a Belgian ice hockey player and sculptor. Career as sportsman He won two medals at the Ice Hockey European Championships in 1924 and 1927, and finished 5th and 13th at the Ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics, 1928 and Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics, 1936 Winter Olympics, respectively. He was also present at the 1924 Olympics as a substitute player. At the 1927 European Championships Kreitz was the team captain and top scorer (7 goals in 5 games), and was selected as best player of the tournament. Career as artist Kreitz studied traditional sculpture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp), Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp and created statues and portrait busts for numerous public spaces in Belgium and the Netherlands. He won the Van Leriusprijs and the Prix de Rome (Belgium), Prixe de Rome (1932), and took part in the art competitions at the 1936 Summer Olympics. After that he taught sculpt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,Statistics Belgium; ''Loop van de bevolking per gemeente'' (Excel file) Population of all municipalities in Belgium, . Retrieved 1 November 2017. it is the most populous municipality in Belgium, and with a metropolitan population of around 1,200,000 people, it is the second-largest metrop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
