Bernd Curt Kreplin

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Bernd Curt Kreplin (born January 22, 1883 in Hamburg ; † November 15, 1941 in Leipzig ) was a German art historian .

Life

He was the son of the jeweler Albert Kreplin and his wife Josefine, geb. Meffert. After graduating from high school in 1903, he studied art history, history and philosophy at the University of Berlin . In autumn 1905 he moved to the University of Leipzig , where he received his doctorate under August Schmarsow on October 29, 1908. 1908/09 he was assistant to Arthur Haseloff in the preparation of his work The Buildings of Hohenstaufen in Lower Italy . From 1912 (Volume 6) until his death in 1941 (Volume 35) he was an employee of the editorial staff of the Thieme-Becker artist lexicon in Leipzig, for which he wrote numerous articles. His articles are often signed with his initials "BCK".

Publications (selection)

  • The beginnings of Gothic in Tuscany. Contributions to the history of the development of the Italian Gothic. Dissertation Leipzig 1909 (with curriculum vitae).
  • Bibliography on the history of architecture II. Modern art history. Italy. In: Journal for the History of Architecture. 3, 1909/10, pp. 16-22 ( digitized version ).
  • Italian presentation. In: Journal for the History of Architecture. 3, 1909/10, pp. 42-45 ( digitized version ).
  • Review by: Georg Pfeilschifter: The Teutons in the Roman Empire. Theodoric the Great (1911). In: monthly journals for art history. 4, 1911, pp. 522-523.

Remarks

  1. ^ The New Pallas. Art and Archeology News Bulletin Volume 5, No. 43, 1941, p. 10.
  2. ↑ Arthur Haseloff: The buildings of the Hohenstaufen in southern Italy . Volume 1, Hiersemann, Leipzig 1920, p. XIV ( digitized version ).
personal data
SURNAME Kreplin, Bernd Curt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kreplin, Curt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German art historian
DATE OF BIRTH January 22, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH November 15, 1941
Place of death Leipzig