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Theo Glinz | |
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| Born | 6 September 1890 Lenzburg, Switzerland |
| Died | 10 May 1962 (aged 71) Horn, Switzerland |
Theo Glinz (1890–1962) was a Swiss painter.
Glinz was born on 6 September 1890 in Lenzburg, Switzerland. His father was an art teacher in the local school district. He moved to eastern Switzerland in 1915; in 1927 he relocated to Horn.
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