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Hans Dietrich Birk | |
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| Born | July 2, 1916 |
| Died | May 9, 1997 (aged 80)[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Heraldic artist, archivist, writer |
| Years active | 1974-1997 |
| Works | Your Name, Armorial Heritage in Canada, Heraldic/Genealogical Almanac |
| Children | Wolf Dieter Birk[2] |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada, member of the Académie internationale d'Héraldique, Distinguished Fellow of the American College of Heraldry[1] |
Hans Dietrich Birk, AIH, FRHSC was a German-Canadian heraldic artist, archvist, and writer.
Starting in 1945, he worked painting coats of arms and regimental badges for the Allied occupying forces of Germany. In 1952, Birk emigrated to Canada, where he continued painting arms while working in real estate, and gave lectures about heraldry in schools and libraries.[1]
In the 1970s, Birk co-authored a column for the Toronto Telegram titled Your Name.[3] In 1984, he compiled the genealogies and blazons of European families in Armorial Heritage in Canada.[4] In 1988, he co-authored the Heraldic/Genealogical Almanac with Peter Merey.[5]
In 1981, Birk was made a Fellow of the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada.[6] In 1985, he was elected to the Académie internationale d'Héraldique.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Biography: Hans Dietrich Birk, AIH, FRHSC". Royal Heraldry Society of Canada.
- ^ "Hans Dietrich Birk".
- ^ McGivern, James S. (1971). Your name and coat-of-arms : Based on his columns in the Toronto Telegram. PaperJacks. ISBN 978-0-7737-7003-4.
- ^ "Armorial heritage in Canada of continental European families". New York Public Library.
- ^ "0969251424". ISBN Search.
- ^ "Roll of Arms".