Günther von Scheven
Born(1908-04-17)17 April 1908
Krefeld, German Empire
Died21 March 1942(1942-03-21) (aged 33)
Ukrainian SSR
NationalityGerman

Günther von Scheven (17 April 1908 – 21 March 1942) was a German sculptor.[1] His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics;[2] a medal he designed received an honorary mention.[1] He was killed in action in Ukraine during the Second World War.[3]

He studied philosophy in Heidelberg and Berlin, but also did a craft training and studied sculpture. He was a close friend of Georg Kolbe, who published his biography in 1944. His gravesite remains unknown.

References

  1. 1 2 "Günther von Scheven". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Günther von Scheven Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2020.


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