Guido Kaschnitz from Weinberg

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Guido Freiherr Kaschnitz von Weinberg (born June 28, 1890 in Vienna , † September 1, 1958 in Frankfurt am Main ) was an Austrian classical archaeologist .

Grave of Guido and Marie Luise Kaschnitz in Bollschweil

The son of August Kaschnitz von Weinberg, a section head in the Austrian Ministry of National Defense, passed his matriculation examination in 1908 and studied classical archeology and art history at the University of Vienna . He participated in excavations in Dalmatia and on scientific tours in Greece, North Africa and Egypt. In 1913 he received his doctorate with the work of Greek vase painting of the classical period under Emil Reisch . In 1914 he took part in excavations in Kerameikos . In the First World War he served as an Austrian officer. From 1918 he lived as a publishing editor in Munich, from 1923 to 1931 in Rome, where he worked for the German Archaeological Institute and the Vatican Museums .

In 1932 Kaschnitz von Weinberg completed his habilitation in Freiburg im Breisgau with Hans Dragendorff with the thesis The Structure of Greek Sculpture and in the same year he succeeded Bernhard Schweitzer at the University of Königsberg as a full professor . In 1937 he moved to the University of Marburg , in 1940 he went to the University of Frankfurt . From 1953 to 1956 he was the first director of the German Archaeological Institute in Rome . On August 30, 1955, he retired in Frankfurt.

He was particularly interested in the development of Mediterranean , especially Greek and Roman art in antiquity. He was one of the founders of structural research .

Since 1925 he was married to the German writer Marie Luise Kaschnitz . He is buried with her in the Bollschweil cemetery.

Fonts (selection)

  • Roman portraits (= Library of Art History . Vol. 80). EA Seemann, Leipzig 1924.
  • The basics of ancient art. 2 volumes. Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main 1944–1961;
    • Vol. 1: The Mediterranean basics of ancient art. 1944.
    • Vol. 2: The Eurasian Foundations of Ancient Art. 1961.
  • Roman art. Published by Helga von Heintze . 4 volumes. Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1961–1963.
    • Vol. 1: The creative in Roman art (= Rowohlt's German Encyclopedia. Vol. 134, ZDB -ID 985674-2 ). 1961.
    • Vol. 2: Between the Republic and the Imperial Era (= Rowohlt's German Encyclopedia. Vol. 137). 1961;
    • Vol. 3: The basics of republican architecture (= Rowohlt's German Encyclopedia. Vol. 150). 1962.
    • Vol. 4: Architecture in the Empire (= Rowohlt's German Encyclopedia. Vol. 165). 1963.
  • Selected Writings. 3 volumes. Mann, Berlin 1965.
    • Vol. 1: Small writings on structure. Published by Helga von Heintze. With a foreword by Harald Keller and a biography of the author by Marie Luise Kaschnitz .
    • Vol. 2: Roman portraits. Edited by Gerhard Kleiner and Helga von Heintze.
    • Vol. 3: Mediterranean Art. A representation of their structures. Edited from the estate by Peter H. von Blanckenhagen and Helga von Heintze.

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SURNAME Kaschnitz von Weinberg, Guido
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Weinberg, Guido Kaschnitz from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian classical archaeologist
DATE OF BIRTH June 28, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH September 1, 1958
Place of death Frankfurt am Main