Otto Hornung (born Ostrava,[1] Czechoslovakia 1920[2]) is a distinguished philatelist and philatelic journalist who has won Gold medals at several philatelic exhibitions and is a Fellow of The Royal Philatelic Society London. He signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1993 and lives in London.
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Whilst in Ostrava, Hornung witnessed the German invasion of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 but managed to escape to Bohumín, then in unoccupied Poland, dressed as a postman in the mail wagon of a goods train.[1] After that he joined the Czechoslovakian Legion. Hornung spoke Polish and Czech fluently as both were used freely in Ostrava.
Hornung is a former Secretary of the Philatelic Traders Society and organiser of the Stampex show.[2] He was also a founder member of the Association Internationale des Journalistes Philateliques (AIJP) in 1952 and its former President.[2] As a philatelist, Hornung specialises in the stamps and postal history of Turkey and has won large Gold medals at India 1989, New Zealand 1990, London 1990, Philatokyo 1991 and Granada 1992.[2]
Hornung is a member of the following societies (amongst others):
