Dov Gottesman

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Dov Gottesman
Born(1929-05-01)May 1, 1929
DiedFebruary 22, 2011(2011-02-22) (aged 81)
New York City, U.S.
NationalityIsraeli
OccupationArt collector
TitlePresident, Israel Museum
Term2001-11
Spouse(s)Rachel Gottesman
Children3, including Noam Gottesman

Dov Gottesman (May 1, 1929 - February 22, 2011) was an Israeli art collector, and president of the Israel Museum from 2001 until his death in 2011.

Dov Gottesman was born in 1929, [1] although this has also been incorrectly reported as 1917. [2]

In 1996, Gottesman became chairman of the Israel Museum, and in 2001, succeeded Teddy Kollek as president. [1] [3] [4]

Gottesman lived between New York, London, Geneva and Tel Aviv. [1]

He was married to Rachel, and they had three sons, Assaf, Noam and Yoav. [1] [3] He died on 22 February 2011, at his home in New York, aged 82. [2] [1]

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