Hanns Floerke
Hanns Floerke (born March 25, 1875 in Weimar ; † 1944 ) was a German art historian , writer, translator and editor.
Life
Hanns Floerke was the son of the writer and art historian Gustav Floerke . Before 1914 he lived as a private scholar in Munich, after 1933 he was publishing director and board member of Albert Langen / Georg Müller Verlag .
He was the author of art history works, translator and editor of numerous works of world literature, especially from French and Italian, also from Latin and Greek (such as Lucian of Samosata ). The second series of the book series Classics of Antiquity , which was first published by Georg Müller Verlag, then by Propylaea , was published by him.
Works
- Studies on Dutch art and cultural history. Georg Müller, Munich / Leipzig 1905 ( digitized version ).
- Hagia hubris. A book of anger and world love. Georg Müller, Munich 1907.
- Böcklin and the essence of art. Georg Müller, Munich 1927.
See also
Web links
Wikisource: Hanns Floerke - Sources and full texts
- Literature by and about Hanns Floerke in the catalog of the German National Library
- SUB Goettingen
- Works by Hanns Floerke in the Gutenberg-DE project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Floerke, Hanns |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ilmer, Florens (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German art historian, writer, translator and editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Weimar |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1944 |