Guillaume Hoorickx

Guillaume Hoorickx otherwise Willem Hoorickx (12 April 1900 – 31 October 1983)[2] was a Belgian ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1928 Winter Olympics.[3] During World War II, he worked as an agent for Victor Sukolov in the Red Orchestra network.[4] He was imprisoned in the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp.[5]

Guillaume Hoorickx
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born12 April 1900
Died31 October 1983(1983-10-31) (aged 83)
Sport
SportIce hockey
PositionCentre[1]

He was also an artist, under the name Bill Orix.[6][7] A collection of his works is held by the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.[8]

See also

References
  1. William Hoorickx, EliteProspects.com
  2. Guillaume Hoorickx at Olympedia
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "William Hoorickx Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  4. The Rote Kapelle : the CIA's history of Soviet intelligence and espionage networks in Western Europe, 1936-1945. 1986. p. 293. ISBN 9780890932032. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  5. "Olympians Who Survived Nazi Concentration Camps". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  6. Adrian M. Darmon, 2003: Around Jewish Art: A Dictionary of Painters, Sculptors, and Photographers. Carnot, p. 269
  7. Witt Library of the Courtauld Institute (ed.): A checklist of Painters (1200–1994). Routledge 2014, p. 235
  8. Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique: Guillaume Hoorickx, dit Bill Orix


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