Ernst von Bergmann (Egyptologist)
Ernst von Bergmann (born February 4, 1844 in Vienna , † April 26, 1892 in Vienna) was an Austrian Egyptologist .
Life
Ernst von Bergmann, son of the employee of the kk Münz- und Antikenkabinett Joseph von Bergmann , studied Egyptology and Arabic philology in Vienna with Leo Reinisch (doctorate in 1867) and in Göttingen in 1868/69 with Heinrich Brugsch and Ewald. He had been working for the Coin and Antiquities Cabinet since 1862, and for the Egyptian-Oriental collection , of which he became director, since 1867 . The Egyptian collection had been in the Lower Belvedere since 1863, and in the newly established Art History Museum since 1891 . In 1877/78 he made a trip to Egypt. From 1880 he was a corresponding member of the Vienna Academy of Sciences .
He is buried in the romantic cemetery in Maria Enzersdorf .
literature
- Ernst von Bergmann . In: Journal for Egyptian Language and Antiquity. No. 30, 1892, p. 126 ( digitized version ).
- Alexander Dedekind : Dr. Ernst Ritter von Bergmann . In: Yearbook of the Art History Collections of the Very Highest Imperial House. No. 14, 1893, pp. 346-350 ( digitized version ).
- Alexander Dedekind: The Egyptologist Ernst von Bergmann's life and work. 2nd edition, W. Frick, Vienna 1906.
- Egon von Komorzynski : Ernst Ritter von Bergmann, the first custodian of Egyptian monuments . In: Bulletin of the Austrian Museums. No. 3, 1954, pp. 157-161. 192-195.
- Bergemann, Ernst Ritter von. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 74.
- Egon von Komorzynski: Ernst Ritter von Bergmann . In: New Austrian Biography 1815–1918 . Part 1, Volume 13. Amalthea, Vienna 1959, pp. 92-103.
- Felix Czeike : Historical Lexicon Vienna. Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1981, p. ( Ernst von Bergmann (Egyptologist) in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna ).
- Morris L. Bierbrier: Who was who in Egyptology . 4th revised edition, Egypt Exploration Society, London 2012, ISBN 978-0-85698-207-1 , p. 55.
Web links
- Literature by and about Ernst von Bergmann in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bergmann, Ernst von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bergmann, Ernst Ritter von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Egyptologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 4, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 26, 1892 |
| Place of death | Vienna |