Eduard Krause (prehistoric)

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Eduard Krause (born June 13, 1847 in Berlin , † October 30, 1917 in Feldberg ) was a German prehistorian and author.

Life

After attending school in Berlin, Krause initially took up an apprenticeship as a bricklayer . He then passed the school leaving examination and studied chemistry in Berlin. In 1879 Krause became an unskilled laborer and, until his death, a curator at the Royal Museums for Ethnology in Berlin, Department of Prehistory. He became known for his documentation of the still existing large stone graves, which he carried out in the Altmark in the Prussian province of Saxony in the years 1888–1892 . In addition, he became through his standard work Prehistoric fishing equipment and newer comparative pieces. A comparative study as a contribution to the history of the fishing industry. Known with 648 illustrations on 16 plates and in the text .

Eduard Krause was married to Emmy, b. Jacobsen, a daughter of Emil Jacobsen .

He died at the end of October 1917 from the effects of pneumonia during his vacation, which was supposed to serve as recreation, in Feldberg in Mecklenburg .

Fonts (selection)

  • (with Albert Grünwedel): America's Northwest Coast: Latest results of ethnological journeys from the collections of the Royal Museums in Berlin , A. Asher & Company, 1883.
  • (with Otto Schoetensack ): The megalithic graves (stone chamber graves) of Germany . I .: Altmark . In: Journal of Ethnology . Vol. 25, 1893, p. 150 / no. 107-114, Plates VI / 107-111 and 114, VII / 107–111 ( PDF; 39.0 MB ).
  • Grave field near Vitzke in Altmark Vieweg, Braunschweig 1896.
  • Excursion to Neuhaldensleben , Berlin, Berliner Gesellschaft für Anthropologie Verlag, 1899.
  • Prehistoric fishing gear and recent comparisons. A comparative study as a contribution to the history of the fishing industry. With 648 illustrations on 16 plates and in the text . Bornträger Brothers, Berlin 1904. ( digitized version )
  • The megalithic tombs , Hansebooks, 2016.

literature

  • Acta Praehistorica Et Archaeologica , Volumes 36-37, 2005, page 576.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Eduard Krause on the pages of the Altmark Association for Patriotic History in Salzwedel
  2. ↑ Emil Jacobsen: On the history of my Tegel property. Luttertaler handshake, Bargfeld 2011, p. 24 and note 60–61, p. 55
  3. ↑ The date of death is also given as November 1, 1917.
personal data
SURNAME Krause, Eduard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German prehistorian and author
DATE OF BIRTH June 13, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH October 30, 1917
Place of death Feldberg