Wolfgang Hellrigl

Wolfgang Hellrigl in later life.

Wolfgang C. Hellrigl (10 March 1941[1] – 23 November 2010[2]) was an expert on the philately of Nepal and Tibet who in 1994 was invited to sign the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists.[3]

Early life

Hellrigl was born in Cologne and descended from a South Tyrolean family. His father was a prominent philatelist and an expert on old European states.[3]

Specialisms

Wolfgang Hellrigl specialised in the philately of Nepal, Tibet, India used in Tibet and Nepal, Jamnu and Kashmir and Mongolia.[3]

Awards

Hellrigl received many awards during his lifetime. He won a Large Gold medal for his "Classic Nepal" and a Grand Prix at the international exhibition in Brno 2005 for his "Jamnu and Kashmir". He also won the Tilleard Medal from the Royal Philatelic Society London in 1987, of which society he was a Fellow, and the Martin Memorial Literature Awards in 1978, 1984 and 1992.[3]

In 2008 he won the Lindenberg Medal and in the same year he received the Hunziker Medal of the A.I.E.P.[3]

His work in Indian philately was acknowledged by the award of the Martin Memorial Trophy of the India Study Circle.[2]

Publications

See also

References

  1. FIP Literature Commission Wolfgang Hellrigl C.V. Federation Internationale de Philatelie, Retrieved 19 February 2011. Archived here.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Wolfgang Hellrigl RDP FRPSL: Obituary" by Patrick Pearson in The London Philatelist, Vol. 120, No. 1382, January–February 2011, p.33.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Past President Dr. Wolfgang Hellrigl passed away. A.I.E.P. Retrieved 19 February 2011.