Arthur Mahler

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Artur Mahler (before 1907)

Arthur Mahler (born August 1, 1871 in Prague , † May 2, 1916 in Vienna ) was a Bohemian- Austrian art historian , classical archaeologist and politician.

After graduating from high school in Prague, Mahler studied art history and archeology at the universities of Prague and Vienna . In Prague he became a member of the Barissa Jewish-Academic Association . In 1902 he became a private lecturer at the German Karl Ferdinand University in Prague. He also gave a series of lectures at the American School for Archeology in Rome . He was a staunch Zionist . Mahler was also a member of the House of Representatives for the Jewish National Party between 1907 and 1911 .

Fonts (selection)

  • Polyklet and His School: A Contribution to the History of Greek Sculpture. Leipzig 1902.
  • The Aphrodite of Arles . In: Henry Herbert Armstrong et al: Supplementary Papers of the American School of Classical Studies in Rome. Volume 1. Macmillan, New York and London 1905.
  • Paintings of the Louvre. Italian and Spanish. New York 1905.
  • Speech given in the University Debate. Unitas, Vienna 1908.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harald Seewann : Circle and Zion Star. Volume 1. Graz 1990, p. 177.
  2. ^ Die Welt - Central Organ of the Zionist Movement, No. 19, Cologne, May 11, 1906, p. 15, paragraph: A Jewish Museum in Prague
  3. ↑ digitized version
personal data
SURNAME Mahler, Arthur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bohemian-Austrian archaeologist
DATE OF BIRTH August 1, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH Prague
DATE OF DEATH May 2, 1916
Place of death Vienna