Antonio Sogliano

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Antonio Sogliano (born June 13, 1854 in Naples ; † July 27, 1942 there ) was an Italian classical archaeologist .

Antonio Sogliano studied with Giuseppe Fiorelli and Giulio De Petra . In 1878 he began working at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples . In 1885 he moved first as director to the Museum of Palermo and then to the Museum of Villa Giulia , where he was director until 1901. At the end of 1905 he became Ispettore degli scavi di Pompei , head of the works in Pompeii, and remained in this position until 1910. At the same time he was curator at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples . Giulio De Petra, who was dismissed from the director's position after a scandal at the turn of the century, had been at his side since 1906. During his time as the archaeologist in charge in Pompeii, a lot of energy and money was invested in the restoration of old and newly discovered houses. Among other things, the Casa dei Vettii was restored. From 1906 to 1929 Sogliano was Professor of Pompeian Antiquities at the University of Naples Federico II . In 1920 he became a member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei .

With his writing Le pitture murali campane scoverte negli anni 1867–79 , Sogliano wrote a supplement to Wolfgang Helbig's standard work Wall paintings of the cities of Campania buried by Vesuvius in 1879 .

Fonts

  • Le pitture murali campane scoverte negli anni 1867–79. In: Michele Ruggiero (ed.): Pompei e la regione sotterrata dal Vesuvio nell'anno LXXIX. Memorie et Note pubblicate dall'ufficio tecnico degli scavi delle provincie meridionali. Giannini, Naples 1879, pp. 87-243 , (special reprint. Giannini, Naples 1879, digitized version ).

literature

  • Lothar Wickert : Contributions to the history of the German Archaeological Institute 1879 to 1929 (= The German Archaeological Institute. 2). von Zabern, Mainz 1979, ISBN 3-8053-0395-5 , p. 197.

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personal data
SURNAME Sogliano, Antonio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian classical archaeologist
DATE OF BIRTH June 13, 1854
PLACE OF BIRTH Naples
DATE OF DEATH July 27, 1942
Place of death Naples