Flora Biach
Flora Biach , née Schiffmann, (born June 12, 1877 in Vienna ; † October 19, 1942 in Theresienstadt concentration camp ) was an Austrian art historian .
Life
She was the daughter of the notary Emanuel Schiffmann (1833–1899) and married to the businessman Philipp Biach (1867–1942). She studied art history at the University of Vienna and received her doctorate from Josef Strzygowski with a dissertation on Giovanni and Ludovico Burnacini . On July 22, 1942, she and her husband were taken from Vienna to the Theresienstadt concentration camp on Transport 33, where they were both murdered.
Publications (selection)
- Flora Biach: Guide to the biography of Ludovico Burnacini and his family. In: Monthly newspaper of the Association for the History of the City of Vienna. Vol. 6 (41), No. 6-8, June / August 1924, pp. 17-22.
- Flora Biach: Mazzi, Vincenzo . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 24 : Mandere – Möhl . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1930.
- Flora Biach-Schiffmann: Giovanni and Ludovico Burnacini. Theater and festivities at the Viennese court (= work of the 1st Art History Institute of the University of Vienna [Lehrkanzel Strzygowski] Volume 43). Krystall-Verlag, Vienna / Berlin 1931.
literature
- Robert L. Kendrick: Fruits of the Cross. Passiontide Music Theater in Habsburg Vienna. University of California Press, Oakland 2019, ISBN 978-0-520-29757-9 , p. XIV (excerpt from Google Books ).
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Remarks
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Biach, Flora |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Biach-Schiffmann, Flora; Schiffmann, Flora (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 1942 |
| Place of death | Theresienstadt concentration camp |