Adolf Schulten

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Adolf Schulten

Ernst Adolf Schulten (born May 27, 1870 in Elberfeld (now part of Wuppertal ), † March 19, 1960 in Erlangen ) was a German ancient historian and archaeologist .

Life

The son of a factory owner studied history and archeology at the universities of Bonn and Göttingen from 1888 after attending grammar school in his home town of Elberfeld . There he received his doctorate in 1892 under Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff . With the travel grant of the German Archaeological Institute , he traveled through Italy, Africa and Greece in 1894. In 1896 Schulten completed his habilitation in Göttingen and in 1907 was appointed associate professor for ancient history at the University of Erlangen . In 1909 he became a full professor and in 1935 he retired. From 1943 to 1946 he lived in Spain.

Since his travel grant, Schulten has focused on the ancient history and archeology of Italy, North Africa and, since 1902, especially Spain . He is considered an important figure in the history of Spanish archeology. His work on the Celtiberian city ​​of Numantia is still considered fundamental today.

From 1905 to 1912 Schulten led excavations in Numantia and the nearby Roman camps . In 1924 he unsuccessfully searched for the position of the legendary city of Tartessos , which he regarded as identical to Plato's Atlantis . From 1948 he worked in the ruins of Tarraco and in the towns of Mainake , Munda and Segesta . Outside Spain, he carried out excavations in Masada on the Dead Sea in 1932 .

In recognition of his work, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Barcelona in 1940 and the Grand Cross of the Order of Alfonso X. ' from the Spanish state, in 1952 the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and in 1959 the Bavarian Order of Merit . He was a member of the German and Austrian Archaeological Institute as well as several scientific academies.

Fonts

  • The Roman manors. An agricultural historical study . Felber, Weimar 1896.
  • The Celtiberians and their wars with Rome . Bruckmann, Munich 1914 (Numantia, 1).
  • A new Roman track in Westphalia. In: Bonner Jahrbücher, issue 124, 1917
  • Tartessos. A contribution to the oldest history in the West . Friederichsen, Hamburg 1922. 2nd, revised edition. Cram, de Gruyter & Co, Hamburg 1950. (Also Spanish translation.)
  • Idylls from Lake Maggiore . Palm and Enke, Erlangen 1922. 3rd edition 1953.
  • (Ed.): Avieni Ora maritima (Periplus Massiliensis saec. VI. A. C.) . Bosch, Barcelona 1922.
  • Sertorius . Dieterich, Leipzig 1926.
  • The camp of Scipio . Bruckmann, Munich 1927 (Numantia, 3).
  • Tartessos and Atlantis , 1927
  • The camp at Renieblas . Bruckmann, Munich 1929 (Numantia, 4).
  • History of Numantia . Piloty & Loehle, Munich 1933 (also Spanish translation).
  • Masada, Herod's Castle and the Roman Camp . Hinrichs, Leipzig 1933.
  • Atlantis , Aarau (Sauerlander) 1939
  • Cincuenta y cinco años de investigación en España . Rosa, Reus 1953.
  • Iberian culture. Geography of ancient Spain . 2 volumes. Heitz, Strasbourg 1955–1957 (also Spanish translation). Vol. 1 in 2nd edition 1974.
  • Los Cántabros y Astures y su guerra con Roma . Espasa-Calpe, Madrid 1962.
  • Cartagena en la antigüedad . Áglaya, Cartagena 2004.
  • Adolf Schulten. Epistolario y referencias historiográficas . Egartorre, Madrid 2008.

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  1. ↑ See: Adolf Schulten, Atlantis , Aarau 1939; and: Adolf Schulten, Tartessos and Atlantis , 1927
personal data
SURNAME Schulten, Adolf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schulten, Ernst Adolf (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German ancient historian and archaeologist
DATE OF BIRTH May 27, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH Elberfeld
DATE OF DEATH March 19, 1960
Place of death gain