Hans Reiche
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Hans Reiche was an electrical engineer and philatelist who became a world authority on Canadian stamps.
, who was a friend of the family, and he then started a long career working for the Canadian Government.
His father was the noted physicist Fritz Reiche
who studied with Max Planck
. Hans and his mother Bertha, donated Fritz's papers to the Center for History of Physics, American Institute of Physics
after his death in 1969. Hans' mother, formerly Bertha Ochs, was the daughter of the composer Professor Siegfried Ochs
, the founder and conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Choir.
Non-philatelic documents about Hans Reiche and his family are held in the Ottawa Jewish Archives.
He was prominent in many philatelic organisations including the British North America Philatelic Society, The Ottawa Philatelic Society, The Canadian Philatelic Society of Great Britain (Fellow 1979), The Royal Philatelic Society of Canada
(Fellow 1982) and others. Reiche was a constant contributor to the newsletters and journals of philatelic organisations. Particularly notable was "Postmarked Ottawa" in The Canadian Philatelist, the official journal of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada.
After his death, Reiche's philatelic papers were acquired by the Canadian Postal Archives, part of the National Archives of Canada.
Life
Born in Berlin, Reiche received a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from the Berlin Technical University in 1936, before travelling first to England in 1939, where he was interned after the start of World War Two, and then to Camp Monteith in Ontario, Canada in 1940. He was released in 1942 with the help of Albert EinsteinAlbert Einstein
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...
, who was a friend of the family, and he then started a long career working for the Canadian Government.
His father was the noted physicist Fritz Reiche
Fritz Reiche
Fritz Reiche was a student of Max Planck and a colleague of Albert Einstein,who was active in, and made important contributions to the early development of quantum mechanics including co-authoring the Thomas-Reiche-Kuhn sum rule....
who studied with Max Planck
Max Planck
Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck, ForMemRS, was a German physicist who actualized the quantum physics, initiating a revolution in natural science and philosophy. He is regarded as the founder of the quantum theory, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918.-Life and career:Planck came...
. Hans and his mother Bertha, donated Fritz's papers to the Center for History of Physics, American Institute of Physics
American Institute of Physics
The American Institute of Physics promotes science, the profession of physics, publishes physics journals, and produces publications for scientific and engineering societies. The AIP is made up of various member societies...
after his death in 1969. Hans' mother, formerly Bertha Ochs, was the daughter of the composer Professor Siegfried Ochs
Siegfried Ochs
Siegfried Ochs was a German choir-leader and composer. He first studied medicine and chemistry at the Polytechnikum of Darmstadt and at the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg...
, the founder and conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Choir.
Non-philatelic documents about Hans Reiche and his family are held in the Ottawa Jewish Archives.
Philatelic interests
Reiche's main philatelic interests were Canadian constant plate varieties, about which he was a prolific author, Canadian pre-cancels and old German states. At different times he received the Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals of the German Philatelic Society.He was prominent in many philatelic organisations including the British North America Philatelic Society, The Ottawa Philatelic Society, The Canadian Philatelic Society of Great Britain (Fellow 1979), The Royal Philatelic Society of Canada
Royal Philatelic Society of Canada
The Royal Philatelic Society of Canada is the premier philatelic organisation in Canada. It is a member of the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie and the Federation Inter-Americana de Filatelia ....
(Fellow 1982) and others. Reiche was a constant contributor to the newsletters and journals of philatelic organisations. Particularly notable was "Postmarked Ottawa" in The Canadian Philatelist, the official journal of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada.
After his death, Reiche's philatelic papers were acquired by the Canadian Postal Archives, part of the National Archives of Canada.
Selected publications
- Canada: Catalogue of constant plate varieties (Billig's Specialized Catalogues Vol.7), Fritz BilligFritz BilligFritz F. Billig was a Vienna stamp dealer who fled to the United States after the Austrian anschluss in 1938 and continued his career from Jamaica, New York...
, Jamaica, New York, 1954. - Canada, the Admiral stamps of 1911 to 1925. (Two volumes)
- Canada Steel Engraved Constant Plate Varieties, 1982.
- Admiral Colour Identification.