In 1974–75, Bertold Hummel collaborated with the choreographer Klaus Meyer to create the ballet *The Last Flower*, Op. 55a, based on an idea by James Thurber

Biography
Born on 1 August 1928 in Wuppertal

Professional training
Orloff Ballet School 1946–51
Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen
Sadler’s Wells Ballet, London

Engagements
1951 Ballets Jooss
1953 Musicals in London
1953–56 Cologne Opera: principal dancer and choreographic assistant
1956–58 Ballet Master at Regensburg City Theatre
1958–59 Ballet Master at the Hildesheim City Theatre
1959–60 Guest choreographer: Operetta Theatre, Hanover; Operetta Theatre, Hamburg; Cologne Television
1960–64 Ballet Master at the Landestheater, Coburg
1972–1976 Ballet Master at the Würzburg City Theatre

Died on 12 May 2014 in Würzburg