Hans Hermann Russack

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Hans Hermann Russack (born December 18, 1887 in Weißenborn , † after 1942) was a German art historian .

Russack attended high school in Zeitz and studied art history, German studies, history and philosophy at the University of Leipzig since 1906 and was here in 1910 with August Schmarsow with a work The concept of rhythm among the German art historians of the XIX. PhD in the 19th century . From October 1, 1912 to April 1, 1913 he was a volunteer assistant at the Basel Public Art Collection .

After spending several years in Greece, he published the book Germans in Athens in 1942 , the first monograph on the history of urban construction and the architecture of classical Athens in the 19th century.

Publications

  • The concept of rhythm among the German art historians of the XIX. Century. Thomas & Hubert, Weida 1910
  • On Ollendorff's Raphael studies. In: Monthly Issues for Art History 7 (1914) pp. 399–401
  • with Gerhard Ryll: Turkish youth in Germany. Annual report of the student department of the German-Turkish Association. German-Turkish Association, Berlin 1918
  • Byzantium and Stamboul. Sagas and legends of the Golden Horn. Hugo, Berlin 1941
  • Germans build in Athens. Limpert, Berlin 1942
    • Modern Greek translation: Αρχιτέκτονες της νεοκλασικής Αθήνας. Γκοβόστης, Athens n.d. ISBN 960-270-595-7

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rudolf Thommen : The University of Basel in the years 1884-1913. Basel 1914, p. 86.
personal data
SURNAME Russack, Hans Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German art historian
DATE OF BIRTH December 18, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Weissenborn
DATE OF DEATH after 1942