Friedrich von Kenner

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Friedrich von Kenner around 1884

Friedrich von Kenner (born July 15, 1834 in Linz , † November 28, 1922 in Vienna ) was an Austrian classical archaeologist .

Life

Friedrich Kenner was the son of the Upper Austrian poet Joseph Kenner . He studied at the University of Vienna , where he received his doctorate in 1858. Since 1854 he was employed at the kk Münz- und Antikenkabinett , which he took over in 1883 and which he held until his retirement in 1899. In 1864 he became a corresponding member, in 1872 a full member of the Vienna Academy of Sciences , and in 1870 a member of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna . He was also a member of the Central Commission for Art and Historical Monuments. He was one of the founding members of the Numismatic Society, of which he was a board member from 1870 to 1919.

Kenner's area of ​​expertise was Roman numismatics and soil research in the area of ​​Vienna and Lower Austria. He suggested the establishment of a Vindobonense museum and research into the Austrian Limes . His numerous publications document the Roman finds on the soil of Vienna.

Honors

Plaque in honor of Friedrich Kenner 1899
  • Councilor, 1899
  • Double-sized gold Salvator medal, 1902
  • Honorary member of the Numismatic Society, 1919
  • Honorary member of the Association for the History of the City of Vienna
  • Portrait plaque by R. Marschall 1899
  • Honorary grave at the Vienna Central Cemetery , group 0, number 97
  • Naming of the Kennergasse in Vienna- Favoriten , 1925
  • Naming of the Kennerweg in Linz, 1958

Fonts (selection)

  • Joseph Ritter von Arneth. A biographical sketch. (Printed as a manuscript). sn, Vienna 1864, ( digitized version ).
  • Overview of the collections of the Imperial Coin and Antique Cabinet. sn, Vienna 1864.
  • Directory of the Egyptian antiquities of the Imperial and Royal Coin and Antique Cabinet. (In the lower Imperial and Royal Belvedere.). 5th increased edition. Sommer, Vienna 1868, ( digitized version ).
  • Noricum and Pannonia. An investigation into the development, importance, and system of the Roman defense institutions in the central Danube countries. In: Reports and communications from the Alterthums-Verein zu Wien. Vol. 11, 1870, ISSN  1010-271X , pp. 1-146 .
  • The coin collection of the St. Florian monastery in Upper Austria. Described and explained in a selection of their most important pieces. Braumüller, Vienna 1871, ( digitized version ).
  • Joseph Hilarius von Eckhel. A lecture given at the festive annual meeting of the Numismatic Society in Vienna on January 13, 1871. Verlag der Gesellschaft, Vienna 1871, ( digitized version ).
  • Moneta Augusti. In: Numismatic Journal. Vol. 18, 1986, ISSN  0250-7838 , pp. 7-42 .
  • The portrait collection of Archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol. In: Yearbook of the Art History Collections of the Very Highest Imperial House. Vol. 14, Tl. 1, 1893, ISSN  2195-9161 , pp. 37-186 ; Vol. 15, Part 1, 1894, pp. 147-259 ; Vol. 17, Part 1, 1896, pp. 101-274 ; Vol. 18, Part 1, 1897, pp. 135-216 .
  • Report on Roman finds in Vienna from 1896 to 1900. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1900.
  • The Antiquities Association of Vienna (1853–1903). Lecture on his 50th anniversary. Brzezowsky, Vienna 1903.
  • Roman finds in Vienna from the years 1901 to 1903. In: Yearbook of the KK Central Commission for Research and Conservation of Art and Historical Monuments. New series vol. 2, part 1, 1904, col. 103-170, doi : 10.11588 / diglit.29296.8 .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. Stefan Krmnicek, Marius Gaidys: Taught images. Classical scholars on 19th century medals. Accompanying volume to the online exhibition in the Digital Coin Cabinet of the Institute for Classical Archeology at the University of Tübingen (= From Croesus to King Wilhelm. New Series, Volume 3). University Library Tübingen, Tübingen 2020, p. 64 f. ( online ).
  2. Kennerweg , Linzer street names, site of the city of Linz, accessed March 16, 2015.